Fuso Town finances

愛知県扶桑町の財政

Town Aichi Prefecture, Japan Population 35,043 Area 11.19 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.5B
Per resident ¥355,641
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.1B
Per resident ¥174,383
Reserve funds
¥4.0B
Per resident ¥113,127
Fiscal strength index
0.75
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.75
#287 of 1718 in Japan · #42 of 54 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
93.0%
#1055 of 1741 in Japan · #36 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥174,383
#97 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 54 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
¥113,127
#1372 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
53.4%
#186 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 54 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 ratioWorse than peers
15.4%
#1342 of 1718 in Japan · #39 of 54 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 ¥12.9B · per resident ¥367,367

Local taxes 42.9%Shared taxes and grants 10.9%Local allocation tax 13.1%National subsidies 14.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.1%Donations 0.3%Other 10.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.5B¥157,75342.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥39,94610.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.7B¥48,10913.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.8B¥51,60014.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥828M¥23,6256.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥275M¥7,8592.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥35M¥9870.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.3B¥37,48810.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥6M

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
¥5.7B¥162,086¥168,25845.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥49,878¥66,27314.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥35,917¥56,48110.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.2B¥34,008¥35,8349.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.0B¥29,700¥40,6738.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥693M¥19,784¥30,1655.6%
Fire & emergency¥548M¥15,643¥17,4744.4%
Assembly¥127M¥3,622¥3,8461.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥91M¥2,606¥7,5080.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥83M¥2,382¥5,7690.7%
Labor¥468,000¥13¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.5B
Per resident ¥72,570 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥34,799 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥54,714 (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 49.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

34K35K35K35K35K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202435,043¥12.5B¥6.1B¥4.0B0.7593.0%—
FY202335,104¥11.8B¥6.5B¥3.9B0.7589.7%—
FY202235,026¥12.2B¥7.0B¥3.7B0.7886.4%—
FY202134,999¥12.0B¥7.6B¥3.6B0.8184.1%—
FY202034,924¥14.0B¥7.4B¥2.8B0.8590.6%—
FY201934,798¥10.0B¥7.5B¥2.6B0.8587.1%—
FY201834,783¥10.5B¥7.4B¥2.4B0.8591.5%—
FY201734,643¥9.5B¥7.1B¥2.5B0.8592.1%—
FY201634,672¥9.6B¥7.2B¥2.4B0.8490.5%—
FY201534,511¥9.1B¥7.1B¥2.2B0.8491.0%—

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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)