Oharu Town finances

愛知県大治町の財政

Town Aichi Prefecture, Japan Population 33,566 Area 6.59 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.4B
Per resident ¥370,314
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥191,269
Reserve funds
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥47,959
Fiscal strength index
0.77
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.77
#254 of 1718 in Japan · #39 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
92.3%
#971 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 54 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 residentBetter than peers
¥191,269
#115 of 1741 in Japan · #19 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
¥47,959
#1687 of 1741 in Japan · #49 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 ratio
45.9%
#458 of 1741 in Japan · #45 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
18.8%
#1174 of 1718 in Japan · #28 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 ¥13.0B · per resident ¥388,421

Local taxes 32.3%Shared taxes and grants 10.0%Local allocation tax 11.1%National subsidies 21.6%Prefectural subsidies 8.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.0%Donations 0.1%Other 13.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.2B¥125,56232.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥38,75410.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.4B¥42,92711.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.8B¥83,81121.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥33,0598.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥390M¥11,6233.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥12M¥3460.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥52,33913.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥100,000

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
¥6.0B¥178,350¥168,25848.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.8B¥53,887¥66,27314.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.5B¥43,926¥56,48111.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥915M¥27,248¥35,8347.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥895M¥26,666¥40,6737.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥590M¥17,572¥30,1654.7%
Fire & emergency¥470M¥14,007¥17,4743.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥135M¥4,011¥7,5081.1%
Assembly¥101M¥3,020¥3,8460.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥55M¥1,627¥5,7690.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥3.1B
Per resident ¥92,498 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥962M
Per resident ¥28,664 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥57,188 (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 50.1% 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

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

Population

31K32K33K34K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202433,566¥12.4B¥6.4B¥1.6B0.7792.3%—
FY202333,567¥10.8B¥6.6B¥2.3B0.7891.9%—
FY202233,356¥10.7B¥7.0B¥2.5B0.8188.4%—
FY202133,167¥10.8B¥7.3B¥2.2B0.8381.7%—
FY202033,024¥13.3B¥7.0B¥1.7B0.8586.1%—
FY201932,768¥9.7B¥6.9B¥1.6B0.8688.7%—
FY201832,636¥9.3B¥6.2B¥1.9B0.8687.6%—
FY201732,447¥8.7B¥5.6B¥2.1B0.8586.4%—
FY201632,032¥7.9B¥5.4B¥2.2B0.8585.5%—
FY201531,536¥8.3B¥5.5B¥2.2B0.8483.6%—

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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)