Hichiso Town finances

岐阜県七宗町の財政

Town Gifu Prefecture, Japan Population 3,186 Area 90.47 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥1,067,558
Local bonds outstanding
¥634M
Per resident ¥198,962
Reserve funds
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥1,056,731
Fiscal strength index
0.25
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.25
#1328 of 1718 in Japan · #41 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.18
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
70.5%
#13 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 86.2%
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
¥198,962
#130 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥1,454,614
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,056,731
#205 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥953,260
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
34.1%
#1022 of 1741 in Japan · #37 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 25.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
67.8%
#121 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥3.5B · per resident ¥1,093,202

Local taxes 15.5%Shared taxes and grants 4.9%Local allocation tax 47.5%National subsidies 8.3%Prefectural subsidies 5.2%Donations 1.0%Other 17.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥541M¥169,86315.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥171M¥53,6204.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.7B¥519,16147.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥288M¥90,4888.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥181M¥56,9345.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥36M¥11,1621.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥612M¥191,97417.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥31M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns under 5,000 people (157)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥884M¥277,406¥271,26326.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥741M¥232,727¥342,22921.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥563M¥176,612¥176,61216.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥326M¥102,337¥134,3779.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥268M¥84,065¥146,2937.9%
Fire & emergency¥217M¥67,974¥66,2416.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥161M¥50,534¥169,9254.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥147M¥46,288¥136,1234.3%
Assembly¥49M¥15,476¥18,3731.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥44M¥13,825¥53,2311.3%
Labor¥1M¥314¥260.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥227M
Per resident ¥71,206 (median ¥67,342)
Elderly
¥221M
Per resident ¥69,264 (median ¥83,671)
Social welfare
¥436M
Per resident ¥136,937 (median ¥107,823)
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 34.4% 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¥1.0M¥2.0M¥3.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.150.200.250.302015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

65%70%75%80%85%90%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

3,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2502015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20243,186¥3.4B¥634M¥3.4B0.2570.5%—
FY20233,290¥3.1B¥1.1B¥3.5B0.2475.0%—
FY20223,373¥3.2B¥964M¥3.3B0.2571.0%—
FY20213,511¥3.3B¥1.2B¥3.1B0.2769.2%—
FY20203,617¥3.7B¥1.4B¥2.9B0.2975.7%—
FY20193,721¥3.1B¥1.7B¥3.1B0.2981.7%—
FY20183,799¥9.4B¥1.9B¥3.3B0.2980.9%—
FY20173,919¥5.8B¥2.2B¥2.4B0.2881.7%—
FY20164,038¥3.5B¥2.3B¥1.6B0.2884.7%—
FY20154,135¥3.2B¥2.5B¥1.6B0.2982.0%—

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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)