Tsu City finances

三重県津市の財政

City Mie Prefecture, Japan Population 268,388 Area 711.18 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥122.9B
Per resident ¥457,999
Local bonds outstanding
¥87.3B
Per resident ¥325,175
Reserve funds
¥17.5B
Per resident ¥65,258
Fiscal strength index
0.66
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.66
#423 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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
97.7%
#1569 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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 resident
¥325,175
#407 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥65,258
#1623 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
41.1%
#667 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
17.2%
#1250 of 1718 in Japan · #27 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥123.4B · per resident ¥459,747

Local taxes 34.0%Shared taxes and grants 10.2%Local allocation tax 18.3%National subsidies 19.2%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.0%Donations 0.3%Other 6.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥42.0B¥156,38434.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥12.6B¥46,87910.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥22.6B¥84,03418.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥23.7B¥88,22419.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.9B¥33,2177.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.9B¥18,4094.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥311M¥1,1580.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.4B¥31,4416.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥285M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥51.1B¥190,546¥199,78741.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥15.9B¥59,369¥41,69213.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥13.3B¥49,443¥43,81310.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥12.0B¥44,889¥52,0009.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥11.7B¥43,761¥33,0339.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.3B¥38,551¥36,7888.4%
Fire & emergency¥4.4B¥16,325¥13,6943.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.3B¥8,571¥4,1501.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥4,210¥7,2010.9%
Assembly¥553M¥2,059¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥52M¥193¥5440.0%
Disaster recovery¥22M¥83¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥19.9B
Per resident ¥74,085 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥9.5B
Per resident ¥35,378 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥16.2B
Per resident ¥60,442 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥20,639 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 55.8% 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

0.650.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

265K270K275K280K285K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024268,388¥122.9B¥87.3B¥17.5B0.6697.7%—
FY2023271,000¥118.4B¥93.8B¥17.8B0.6798.6%—
FY2022272,645¥116.9B¥102.1B¥17.0B0.6897.5%—
FY2021274,065¥120.5B¥108.5B¥16.8B0.7092.7%—
FY2020276,072¥141.8B¥111.3B¥13.6B0.7197.5%—
FY2019278,105¥113.9B¥112.7B¥14.2B0.7197.3%—
FY2018279,802¥108.4B¥109.3B¥17.4B0.7297.0%—
FY2017281,127¥111.8B¥110.1B¥20.2B0.7394.9%—
FY2016281,745¥109.6B¥106.3B¥23.6B0.7494.0%—
FY2015283,031¥114.6B¥102.7B¥26.1B0.7590.7%—

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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)