Mutsuzawa Town finances

千葉県睦沢町の財政

Town Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 6,549 Area 35.59 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥672,200
Local bonds outstanding
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥350,582
Reserve funds
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥450,355
Fiscal strength index
0.35
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.35
#1057 of 1718 in Japan · #52 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
84.2%
#246 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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
¥350,582
#471 of 1741 in Japan · #31 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per resident
¥450,355
#518 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
38.4%
#807 of 1741 in Japan · #47 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
47.0%
#294 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥4.6B · per resident ¥705,000

Local taxes 16.0%Shared taxes and grants 7.3%Local allocation tax 36.9%National subsidies 10.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 0.6%Donations 8.2%Other 14.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥740M¥112,94916.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥339M¥51,7867.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.7B¥260,12536.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥467M¥71,29110.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥307M¥46,8456.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥28M¥4,3520.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥381M¥58,1528.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥652M¥99,50114.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥249M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.4B¥216,796¥189,68232.3%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥1.1B¥167,662¥224,28424.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥534M¥81,606¥97,86812.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥349M¥53,252¥87,5227.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥273M¥41,613¥94,3996.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥192M¥29,319¥62,1794.4%
Fire & emergency¥179M¥27,321¥38,6874.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥174M¥26,561¥100,9184.0%
Disaster recovery¥94M¥14,318¥1,5422.1%
Assembly¥73M¥11,171¥10,2151.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥17M¥2,581¥26,8700.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥286M
Per resident ¥43,747 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥284M
Per resident ¥43,349 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥528M
Per resident ¥80,564 (median ¥89,723)
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 38.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.400.452015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

6,5006,7507,0007,2507,5002015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20246,549¥4.4B¥2.3B¥2.9B0.3584.2%—
FY20236,614¥4.1B¥2.5B¥2.4B0.3684.5%—
FY20226,746¥4.0B¥2.8B¥2.2B0.3782.6%—
FY20216,870¥4.1B¥3.0B¥2.0B0.4079.4%—
FY20206,929¥4.6B¥3.1B¥1.6B0.4186.0%—
FY20196,964¥4.7B¥3.2B¥1.6B0.4292.1%—
FY20187,073¥3.9B¥2.9B¥1.9B0.4188.5%—
FY20177,135¥4.2B¥2.9B¥1.9B0.4079.5%—
FY20167,245¥3.7B¥2.9B¥1.6B0.4084.6%—
FY20157,365¥3.5B¥2.9B¥1.4B0.4085.5%—

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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)