Sugito Town finances

埼玉県杉戸町の財政

Town Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 43,562 Area 30.03 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥363,877
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.6B
Per resident ¥174,060
Reserve funds
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥50,796
Fiscal strength index
0.70
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.70
#363 of 1718 in Japan · #43 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
90.8%
#782 of 1741 in Japan · #19 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
¥174,060
#93 of 1741 in Japan · #4 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
¥50,796
#1677 of 1741 in Japan · #51 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 ratioBetter than peers
48.8%
#334 of 1741 in Japan · #32 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
9.6%
#1602 of 1718 in Japan · #58 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 ¥16.6B · per resident ¥381,887

Local taxes 34.7%Shared taxes and grants 10.2%Local allocation tax 16.8%National subsidies 13.9%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.9%Donations 0.5%Other 13.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.8B¥132,36834.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.7B¥38,96210.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.8B¥64,21116.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.3B¥53,27013.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥24,3886.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥647M¥14,8573.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥75M¥1,7300.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.3B¥52,10113.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥63M

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
¥6.5B¥149,547¥168,25841.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.1B¥48,789¥35,83413.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.0B¥46,061¥56,48112.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.9B¥43,670¥66,27312.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.1B¥25,239¥40,6736.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥997M¥22,879¥30,1656.3%
Fire & emergency¥690M¥15,850¥17,4744.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥212M¥4,857¥7,5081.3%
Assembly¥136M¥3,120¥3,8460.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥121M¥2,779¥5,7690.8%
Labor¥47M¥1,087¥2190.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥50,874 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥36,240 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥62,433 (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 45.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥50K¥100K¥150K¥200K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

43K44K45K46K47K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202443,562¥15.9B¥7.6B¥2.2B0.7090.8%—
FY202344,014¥15.2B¥7.9B¥2.3B0.7291.1%—
FY202244,168¥15.1B¥8.3B¥2.2B0.7489.3%—
FY202144,219¥15.2B¥8.8B¥2.0B0.7586.5%—
FY202044,482¥18.5B¥8.8B¥1.5B0.7688.3%—
FY201944,777¥12.5B¥8.7B¥1.5B0.7691.3%—
FY201845,117¥12.1B¥8.6B¥1.5B0.7691.6%—
FY201745,432¥12.0B¥8.5B¥1.3B0.7694.3%—
FY201645,883¥12.5B¥8.7B¥1.3B0.7594.0%—
FY201546,109¥12.8B¥8.9B¥1.4B0.7590.7%—

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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)