Kashiwa City finances

千葉県柏市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 437,634 Area 114.74 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥167.3B
Per resident ¥382,194
Local bonds outstanding
¥79.2B
Per resident ¥181,085
Reserve funds
¥44.4B
Per resident ¥101,355
Fiscal strength index
0.91
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.91
#123 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 54 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
92.7%
#1012 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 54 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
¥181,085
#103 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 54 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 residentBetter than peers
¥101,355
#1427 of 1741 in Japan · #31 of 54 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
53.9%
#173 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 54 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
17.9%
#1217 of 1718 in Japan · #29 of 54 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 ¥174.6B · per resident ¥398,964

Local taxes 41.7%Shared taxes and grants 9.9%Local allocation tax 4.8%National subsidies 20.6%Prefectural subsidies 6.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.2%Donations 0.4%Other 11.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥72.8B¥166,38741.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥17.3B¥39,5169.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.3B¥19,0284.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥35.9B¥82,09720.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥11.7B¥26,6606.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.3B¥16,6484.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥697M¥1,5930.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥20.6B¥47,03611.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥670M

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
¥80.6B¥184,256¥199,78748.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥20.8B¥47,554¥52,00012.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥17.0B¥38,899¥36,78810.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥16.0B¥36,466¥41,6929.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥14.6B¥33,390¥43,8138.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥9.4B¥21,567¥33,0335.6%
Fire & emergency¥5.7B¥13,015¥13,6943.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.8B¥4,220¥7,2011.1%
Assembly¥633M¥1,446¥1,8730.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥517M¥1,181¥4,1500.3%
Labor¥88M¥200¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥31.1B
Per resident ¥71,035 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥11.7B
Per resident ¥26,658 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥27.8B
Per resident ¥63,441 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥23,119 (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 54.1% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

400K410K420K430K440K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024437,634¥167.3B¥79.2B¥44.4B0.9192.7%—
FY2023435,529¥152.6B¥81.1B¥44.5B0.9190.6%—
FY2022433,733¥155.9B¥84.8B¥40.3B0.9389.8%—
FY2021431,267¥153.3B¥86.2B¥37.4B0.9487.2%—
FY2020428,587¥180.7B¥87.8B¥34.6B0.9690.9%—
FY2019424,920¥127.3B¥89.2B¥35.7B0.9691.2%—
FY2018420,028¥123.0B¥88.5B¥33.4B0.9590.8%—
FY2017416,433¥124.0B¥92.3B¥29.5B0.9590.4%—
FY2016412,690¥121.6B¥94.8B¥27.0B0.9591.3%—
FY2015409,001¥126.4B¥97.0B¥24.7B0.9491.6%—

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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)