Futaba Town finances

福島県双葉町の財政

Town Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Population 5,294 Area 51.42 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥18.5B
Per resident ¥3,492,073
Local bonds outstanding
¥932M
Per resident ¥176,045
Reserve funds
¥68.7B
Per resident ¥12,967,520
Fiscal strength index
0.73
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Fukushima Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.73
#315 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratioBetter than peers
57.4%
#3 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers
¥176,045
#98 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥12,967,520
#1 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
50.9%
#261 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
156.2%
#11 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥19.7B · per resident ¥3,712,197

Local taxes 10.2%Shared taxes and grants 1.2%Local allocation tax 10.5%National subsidies 30.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.1%Donations 0.1%Other 40.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.0B¥377,20510.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥231M¥43,5641.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.1B¥389,03210.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥6.0B¥1,125,37130.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.4B¥265,2327.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥19M¥3,5050.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.0B¥1,508,28740.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥9M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥13.3B¥2,520,250¥189,68272.2%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥1.5B¥280,287¥224,2848.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥850M¥160,580¥26,8704.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥832M¥157,197¥100,9184.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥714M¥134,896¥87,5223.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥353M¥66,634¥97,8681.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥337M¥63,666¥62,1791.8%
Fire & emergency¥253M¥47,796¥38,6871.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥155M¥29,273¥94,3990.8%
Disaster recovery¥105M¥19,768¥1,5420.6%
Assembly¥62M¥11,726¥10,2150.3%
Labor¥3,000¥1¥10.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥143M
Per resident ¥27,033 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥334M
Per resident ¥63,180 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥470M
Per resident ¥88,783 (median ¥89,723)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 8.1% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥2.0M¥4.0M¥6.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

50%60%70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

5,2505,5005,7506,0006,2502015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20245,294¥18.5B¥932M¥68.7B0.7357.4%—
FY20235,436¥13.8B¥1.1B¥66.3B0.6964.1%—
FY20225,539¥16.6B¥1.3B¥69.9B0.6973.4%—
FY20215,641¥31.4B¥1.4B¥77.3B0.7066.3%—
FY20205,789¥24.3B¥1.6B¥71.9B0.7175.3%—
FY20195,911¥28.7B¥1.8B¥69.0B0.7280.5%—
FY20186,025¥20.7B¥2.0B¥63.6B0.7185.9%—
FY20176,081¥18.2B¥2.2B¥60.4B0.7079.6%—
FY20166,169¥10.2B¥2.5B¥55.1B0.7279.0%—
FY20156,240¥7.8B¥2.7B¥54.6B0.7674.6%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)