Sakado City finances

埼玉県坂戸市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 99,632 Area 41.02 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥36.9B
Per resident ¥369,977
Local bonds outstanding
¥22.4B
Per resident ¥224,683
Reserve funds
¥6.2B
Per resident ¥62,117
Fiscal strength index
0.78
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.78
#236 of 1718 in Japan · #26 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
94.9%
#1313 of 1741 in Japan · #48 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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
¥224,683
#173 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥62,117
#1638 of 1741 in Japan · #42 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
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
50.1%
#293 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
18.9%
#1158 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥39.0B · per resident ¥391,604

Local taxes 36.6%Shared taxes and grants 9.4%Local allocation tax 11.1%National subsidies 19.9%Prefectural subsidies 6.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.3%Donations 0.6%Other 12.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥14.3B¥143,21636.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥3.7B¥36,9459.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.3B¥43,63211.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥7.8B¥77,88919.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥23,9716.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥12,8613.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥240M¥2,4040.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.0B¥50,68512.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥238M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥15.6B¥156,592¥194,51742.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.5B¥55,157¥69,05314.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.6B¥36,451¥57,0589.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.5B¥34,943¥44,1779.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.4B¥34,460¥38,6839.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.8B¥27,929¥39,9137.5%
Fire & emergency¥1.5B¥14,669¥17,6234.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥368M¥3,690¥8,6411.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥310M¥3,107¥9,0050.8%
Assembly¥232M¥2,332¥3,3390.6%
Labor¥45M¥451¥4580.1%
Disaster recovery¥20M¥196¥810.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥64,558 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥28,770 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥4.8B
Per resident ¥47,906 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥15,353 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.6% 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

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

99K100K101K102K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202499,632¥36.9B¥22.4B¥6.2B0.7894.9%—
FY202399,527¥35.3B¥24.5B¥6.8B0.7893.8%—
FY202299,763¥34.8B¥26.4B¥6.7B0.8090.4%—
FY202199,992¥34.6B¥28.6B¥5.5B0.8185.8%—
FY2020100,612¥43.0B¥29.5B¥4.6B0.8392.2%—
FY2019101,026¥30.8B¥30.1B¥4.3B0.8393.2%—
FY2018101,226¥29.9B¥30.5B¥5.7B0.8391.1%—
FY2017101,364¥28.6B¥30.6B¥5.4B0.8389.6%—
FY2016101,545¥30.4B¥31.1B¥5.8B0.8491.8%—
FY2015101,408¥30.2B¥30.5B¥5.8B0.8488.8%—

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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)