Matsubushi Town finances

埼玉県松伏町の財政

Town Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 27,857 Area 16.20 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥364,005
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.7B
Per resident ¥241,868
Reserve funds
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥65,735
Fiscal strength index
0.61
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.61
#517 of 1718 in Japan · #50 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 ratioBetter than peers
84.7%
#275 of 1741 in Japan · #8 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
¥241,868
#210 of 1741 in Japan · #23 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
¥65,735
#1620 of 1741 in Japan · #39 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
45.0%
#489 of 1741 in Japan · #46 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
14.6%
#1371 of 1718 in Japan · #37 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 ¥10.9B · per resident ¥389,666

Local taxes 30.1%Shared taxes and grants 9.6%Local allocation tax 21.0%National subsidies 15.3%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.3%Donations 0.2%Other 14.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.3B¥117,29830.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.0B¥37,3769.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.3B¥81,84221.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥59,55115.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥737M¥26,4576.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥249M¥8,9462.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥17M¥6000.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.6B¥57,59614.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥4M

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
¥4.0B¥144,499¥168,25839.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥61,158¥66,27316.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.2B¥43,309¥56,48111.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥854M¥30,670¥35,8348.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥723M¥25,947¥30,1657.1%
Fire & emergency¥666M¥23,906¥17,4746.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥666M¥23,904¥40,6736.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥140M¥5,025¥7,5081.4%
Assembly¥112M¥4,035¥3,8461.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥43M¥1,551¥5,7690.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥54,798 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥907M
Per resident ¥32,543 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥57,158 (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 48.5% 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

0.600.620.640.662015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

27K28K29K30K31K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202427,857¥10.1B¥6.7B¥1.8B0.6184.7%—
FY202328,140¥9.9B¥7.2B¥1.8B0.6186.0%—
FY202228,398¥10.7B¥7.6B¥1.8B0.6283.1%—
FY202128,550¥10.4B¥7.6B¥1.6B0.6378.7%—
FY202028,837¥11.9B¥7.4B¥1.2B0.6484.6%—
FY201929,165¥8.4B¥7.6B¥1.3B0.6489.1%—
FY201829,535¥8.1B¥7.8B¥1.3B0.6488.0%—
FY201729,889¥8.3B¥8.0B¥934M0.6489.7%—
FY201630,102¥8.7B¥8.0B¥1.1B0.6488.7%—
FY201530,321¥8.2B¥7.8B¥1.1B0.6485.4%—

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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)