Koshigaya City finances

埼玉県越谷市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 342,327 Area 60.24 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥132.3B
Per resident ¥386,466
Local bonds outstanding
¥81.8B
Per resident ¥238,884
Reserve funds
¥14.4B
Per resident ¥41,956
Fiscal strength index
0.86
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.86
#152 of 1718 in Japan · #13 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
91.8%
#904 of 1741 in Japan · #26 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 residentBetter than peers
¥238,884
#201 of 1741 in Japan · #22 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
¥41,956
#1705 of 1741 in Japan · #54 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 ratioBetter than peers
51.8%
#231 of 1741 in Japan · #12 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 ratioBetter than peers
15.5%
#1337 of 1718 in Japan · #34 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 ¥140.9B · per resident ¥411,574

Local taxes 36.2%Shared taxes and grants 9.2%Local allocation tax 6.5%National subsidies 19.9%Prefectural subsidies 6.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.4%Donations 0.2%Other 15.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥51.1B¥149,18036.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥12.9B¥37,8219.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥9.2B¥26,7356.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥28.0B¥81,78519.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.7B¥25,4796.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥9.0B¥26,3756.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥288M¥8420.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥21.7B¥63,35615.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥263M

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
¥63.3B¥184,835¥199,78747.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥18.0B¥52,657¥43,81313.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥16.4B¥47,800¥52,00012.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.9B¥31,900¥36,7888.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥9.6B¥27,955¥41,6927.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.6B¥25,010¥33,0336.5%
Fire & emergency¥3.6B¥10,501¥13,6942.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥702M¥2,051¥7,2010.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥652M¥1,906¥4,1500.5%
Assembly¥548M¥1,602¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥75M¥218¥5440.1%
Disaster recovery¥11M¥31¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥26.8B
Per resident ¥78,428 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥29,382 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥17.5B
Per resident ¥51,126 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥8.9B
Per resident ¥25,893 (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 54.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

335K338K340K342K345K348K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024342,327¥132.3B¥81.8B¥14.4B0.8691.8%—
FY2023343,062¥128.2B¥81.0B¥15.0B0.8792.1%—
FY2022343,866¥123.6B¥82.8B¥14.9B0.8989.0%—
FY2021345,047¥122.9B¥85.3B¥12.1B0.9184.5%—
FY2020345,482¥154.9B¥83.2B¥9.1B0.9389.9%—
FY2019344,528¥102.4B¥77.9B¥10.1B0.9391.0%—
FY2018342,945¥98.8B¥78.3B¥9.8B0.9390.2%—
FY2017340,862¥99.4B¥79.2B¥7.4B0.9389.5%—
FY2016339,156¥94.7B¥76.7B¥7.0B0.9289.2%—
FY2015336,565¥95.3B¥76.4B¥5.8B0.9287.9%—

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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)