Takahama Town finances

福井県高浜町の財政

Town Fukui Prefecture, Japan Population 9,544 Area 72.40 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥14.8B
Per resident ¥1,548,501
Local bonds outstanding
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥335,223
Reserve funds
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥1,024,052
Fiscal strength index
1.65
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.65
#3 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 17 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
60.6%
#4 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 17 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
¥335,223
#432 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 17 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 residentBetter than peers
¥1,024,052
#216 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 17 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
64.2%
#55 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 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
50.3%
#261 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 17 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 ¥15.9B · per resident ¥1,669,769

Local taxes 45.8%Shared taxes and grants 3.0%Local allocation tax 0.2%National subsidies 22.1%Prefectural subsidies 10.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 0.2%Donations 0.3%Other 18.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥7.3B¥764,21045.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥481M¥50,3473.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥36M¥3,7470.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.5B¥368,69622.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥171,58310.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥28M¥2,9760.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥47M¥4,8990.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.9B¥303,31118.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥44M

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
¥3.7B¥386,512¥189,68225.0%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.3B¥341,130¥224,28422.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.7B¥285,064¥100,91818.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.5B¥155,635¥97,86810.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.1B¥119,209¥62,1797.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥866M¥90,772¥87,5225.9%
Fire & emergency¥630M¥66,061¥38,6874.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥543M¥56,913¥26,8703.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥301M¥31,549¥94,3992.0%
Assembly¥99M¥10,396¥10,2150.7%
Labor¥42M¥4,424¥10.3%
Disaster recovery¥6M¥650¥1,5420.0%
その他¥2M¥185¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥932M
Per resident ¥97,665 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥446M
Per resident ¥46,688 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥196,777 (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 19.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.000.501.001.502.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

60%70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

9,50010K10K11K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20249,544¥14.8B¥3.2B¥9.8B1.6560.6%—
FY20239,686¥13.2B¥3.5B¥8.0B1.3370.4%—
FY20229,848¥13.0B¥3.8B¥7.0B1.2063.1%—
FY202110,049¥13.0B¥4.0B¥5.2B1.0483.7%—
FY202010,233¥12.4B¥4.0B¥5.8B1.0389.7%—
FY201910,387¥10.6B¥3.7B¥5.5B1.0594.3%—
FY201810,486¥11.0B¥3.8B¥4.9B1.0593.8%—
FY201710,558¥11.8B¥4.0B¥4.6B1.0289.9%—
FY201610,682¥14.7B¥4.2B¥4.4B0.9888.1%—
FY201510,731¥11.3B¥2.4B¥6.9B0.9589.7%—

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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)