Tatsuno Town finances

長野県辰野町の財政

Town Nagano Prefecture, Japan Population 18,009 Area 169.20 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.2B
Per resident ¥563,980
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.7B
Per resident ¥370,151
Reserve funds
¥3.6B
Per resident ¥197,371
Fiscal strength index
0.47
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.47
#786 of 1718 in Japan · #26 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
91.0%
#798 of 1741 in Japan · #65 of 77 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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
¥370,151
#520 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 77 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥197,371
#1038 of 1741 in Japan · #63 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
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
41.0%
#676 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
30.4%
#638 of 1718 in Japan · #45 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥10.6B · per resident ¥589,605

Local taxes 22.7%Shared taxes and grants 7.8%Local allocation tax 30.2%National subsidies 10.6%Prefectural subsidies 4.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 1.8%Other 16.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.4B¥133,72522.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥826M¥45,8717.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.2B¥178,09330.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥62,77710.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥489M¥27,1664.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥613M¥34,0335.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥188M¥10,4421.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥97,49816.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥187M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.8B¥155,864¥196,56227.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.6B¥89,875¥132,74415.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.4B¥79,194¥74,09014.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.2B¥64,174¥64,17411.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.1B¥58,400¥56,49310.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥749M¥41,584¥57,4427.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥641M¥35,608¥16,8596.3%
Fire & emergency¥295M¥16,387¥27,8482.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥267M¥14,816¥30,7252.6%
Assembly¥114M¥6,310¥6,6361.1%
Disaster recovery¥30M¥1,684¥5310.3%
Labor¥2M¥84¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥62,254 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥718M
Per resident ¥39,859 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥968M
Per resident ¥53,746 (median ¥75,979)
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 37.3% 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¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

18K19K20K21K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202418,009¥10.2B¥6.7B¥3.6B0.4791.0%—
FY202318,289¥9.6B¥6.8B¥4.0B0.4586.3%—
FY202218,611¥10.2B¥7.3B¥3.7B0.4682.3%—
FY202118,864¥10.1B¥7.5B¥3.4B0.4877.4%—
FY202019,144¥11.3B¥7.4B¥3.1B0.5081.4%—
FY201919,405¥8.7B¥7.4B¥3.1B0.4982.6%—
FY201819,703¥8.0B¥7.2B¥3.3B0.4879.8%—
FY201719,894¥8.6B¥7.4B¥3.2B0.4780.9%—
FY201620,056¥8.7B¥7.5B¥3.1B0.4682.0%—
FY201520,321¥8.3B¥7.5B¥3.1B0.4780.2%—

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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)