Miyashiro Town finances

埼玉県宮代町の財政

Town Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 33,471 Area 15.95 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.2B
Per resident ¥393,285
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.9B
Per resident ¥207,351
Reserve funds
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥65,756
Fiscal strength index
0.59
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.59
#549 of 1718 in Japan · #51 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
92.6%
#1003 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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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
¥207,351
#145 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥65,756
#1619 of 1741 in Japan · #38 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
46.7%
#418 of 1741 in Japan · #41 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
15.6%
#1332 of 1718 in Japan · #33 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥14.1B · per resident ¥420,462

Local taxes 29.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.5%Local allocation tax 20.2%National subsidies 13.8%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.5%Donations 0.2%Other 17.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.1B¥122,99629.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.2B¥35,6118.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.8B¥84,75320.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.9B¥57,92813.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥907M¥27,1016.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥632M¥18,8864.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥24M¥7290.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.4B¥72,45817.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥23M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥5.3B¥158,206¥168,25840.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.9B¥57,939¥66,27314.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.6B¥46,811¥35,83411.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥39,258¥56,48110.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.2B¥35,064¥40,6738.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥763M¥22,807¥30,1655.8%
Fire & emergency¥701M¥20,949¥17,4745.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥251M¥7,508¥7,5081.9%
Assembly¥107M¥3,191¥3,8460.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥52M¥1,551¥5,7690.4%
Labor¥52,000¥2¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥62,977 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥35,406 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.0B
Per resident ¥59,823 (median ¥61,434)
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 44.6% 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

0.560.580.600.620.640.662015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

33K33K34K34K34K34K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202433,471¥13.2B¥6.9B¥2.2B0.5992.6%—
FY202333,371¥12.4B¥7.0B¥2.3B0.5893.0%—
FY202233,514¥12.5B¥7.4B¥2.4B0.6092.4%—
FY202133,664¥11.6B¥7.8B¥2.0B0.6188.0%—
FY202033,824¥14.6B¥8.0B¥1.8B0.6391.9%—
FY201934,001¥10.2B¥8.0B¥1.8B0.6394.0%—
FY201834,097¥9.8B¥8.1B¥1.8B0.6493.7%—
FY201734,022¥10.4B¥8.2B¥1.7B0.6493.6%—
FY201633,780¥9.4B¥7.9B¥1.5B0.6392.7%—
FY201533,589¥9.5B¥8.0B¥1.3B0.6290.7%—

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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)