Kasukabe City finances

埼玉県春日部市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 229,656 Area 66.00 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥90.6B
Per resident ¥394,470
Local bonds outstanding
¥72.4B
Per resident ¥315,197
Reserve funds
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥30,810
Fiscal strength index
0.71
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.71
#344 of 1718 in Japan · #40 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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 ratio
95.8%
#1398 of 1741 in Japan · #54 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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 resident
¥315,197
#388 of 1741 in Japan · #47 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥30,810
#1726 of 1741 in Japan · #60 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
41.8%
#630 of 1741 in Japan · #52 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
5.5%
#1682 of 1718 in Japan · #63 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥94.4B · per resident ¥411,231

Local taxes 31.1%Shared taxes and grants 8.8%Local allocation tax 13.8%National subsidies 21.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.4%Donations 0.2%Other 10.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥29.3B¥127,71431.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.3B¥36,3208.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥13.0B¥56,79413.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥20.1B¥87,44521.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.6B¥28,6347.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.0B¥30,3337.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥171M¥7430.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.9B¥43,24910.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥110M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥43.2B¥187,913¥199,78747.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.0B¥48,069¥52,00012.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.2B¥35,602¥36,7889.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.0B¥35,046¥43,8138.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.9B¥34,429¥41,6928.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.9B¥30,218¥33,0337.7%
Fire & emergency¥3.4B¥14,894¥13,6943.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.0B¥4,516¥7,2011.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥427M¥1,859¥4,1500.5%
Assembly¥412M¥1,796¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥29M¥128¥5440.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥13.8B
Per resident ¥59,905 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.7B
Per resident ¥33,444 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥14.7B
Per resident ¥63,840 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥30,716 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 51.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

228K230K232K234K236K238K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024229,656¥90.6B¥72.4B¥7.1B0.7195.8%—
FY2023230,687¥93.6B¥72.1B¥9.4B0.7196.1%—
FY2022231,726¥85.7B¥67.1B¥11.3B0.7395.7%—
FY2021232,864¥84.4B¥68.3B¥12.5B0.7488.9%—
FY2020233,391¥100.7B¥68.4B¥9.9B0.7693.8%—
FY2019234,137¥69.7B¥68.2B¥9.9B0.7795.1%—
FY2018234,598¥70.3B¥70.3B¥11.3B0.7893.4%—
FY2017235,716¥69.1B¥70.9B¥11.3B0.7892.9%—
FY2016236,466¥69.2B¥71.6B¥10.9B0.7792.3%—
FY2015236,975¥71.0B¥71.5B¥11.4B0.7790.9%—

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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)