Minowa Town finances

長野県箕輪町の財政

Town Nagano Prefecture, Japan Population 24,387 Area 85.91 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.6B
Per resident ¥518,044
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.3B
Per resident ¥423,050
Reserve funds
¥3.1B
Per resident ¥128,091
Fiscal strength index
0.56
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.56
#615 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 77 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 ratio
88.9%
#558 of 1741 in Japan · #51 of 77 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 residentWorse than peers
¥423,050
#648 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 77 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
¥128,091
#1295 of 1741 in Japan · #72 of 77 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
43.8%
#538 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 77 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 ratioBetter than peers
24.0%
#891 of 1718 in Japan · #56 of 77 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 ¥13.3B · per resident ¥543,360

Local taxes 26.2%Shared taxes and grants 8.1%Local allocation tax 22.4%National subsidies 12.4%Prefectural subsidies 4.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.6%Donations 4.2%Other 13.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.5B¥142,14226.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.1B¥44,0088.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.0B¥121,47622.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥67,58912.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥633M¥25,9714.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.1B¥46,4688.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥554M¥22,7324.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥72,97413.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥549M

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
¥3.9B¥160,718¥168,25831.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.0B¥124,625¥66,27324.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.4B¥56,603¥56,48110.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥992M¥40,673¥40,6737.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥880M¥36,080¥30,1657.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥795M¥32,587¥35,8346.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥573M¥23,480¥5,7694.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥505M¥20,692¥7,5084.0%
Fire & emergency¥394M¥16,173¥17,4743.1%
Assembly¥125M¥5,123¥3,8461.0%
Labor¥20M¥835¥2190.2%
Disaster recovery¥11M¥455¥00.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥71,730 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥793M
Per resident ¥32,514 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥56,474 (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 39.5% 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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.550.580.600.630.650.682015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

24K24K25K25K25K25K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202424,387¥12.6B¥10.3B¥3.1B0.5688.9%—
FY202324,463¥12.7B¥10.0B¥3.2B0.5685.9%—
FY202224,662¥11.6B¥9.8B¥3.0B0.5784.9%—
FY202124,681¥11.8B¥10.3B¥2.6B0.5980.7%—
FY202024,819¥12.7B¥9.6B¥2.3B0.6285.2%—
FY201925,024¥9.3B¥9.3B¥2.2B0.6388.7%—
FY201825,050¥9.0B¥9.3B¥2.2B0.6290.0%—
FY201725,000¥9.7B¥9.4B¥2.2B0.6290.7%—
FY201625,081¥9.0B¥9.0B¥2.3B0.6190.2%—
FY201525,115¥8.8B¥9.1B¥2.2B0.6186.1%—

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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)