Kawagoe Town finances

三重県川越町の財政

Town Mie Prefecture, Japan Population 15,745 Area 8.72 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥7.9B
Per resident ¥500,174
Local bonds outstanding
¥973M
Per resident ¥61,785
Reserve funds
¥25.4B
Per resident ¥1,615,015
Fiscal strength index
1.16
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.16
#33 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
79.5%
#101 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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
¥61,785
#27 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,615,015
#113 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
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
70.3%
#18 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
169.5%
#8 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥8.2B · per resident ¥521,703

Local taxes 52.2%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 0.1%National subsidies 10.5%Prefectural subsidies 4.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.9%Donations 0.2%Other 17.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.3B¥272,41052.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥709M¥45,0358.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6M¥3840.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥866M¥54,97010.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥380M¥24,1334.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥482M¥30,6325.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥14M¥8640.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.5B¥93,27517.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥2M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.7B¥168,834¥196,56233.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.0B¥125,640¥74,09025.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.4B¥87,921¥132,74417.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥878M¥55,778¥64,17411.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥468M¥29,712¥56,4935.9%
Fire & emergency¥241M¥15,327¥27,8483.1%
Assembly¥93M¥5,885¥6,6361.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥79M¥5,046¥30,7251.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥78M¥4,934¥57,4421.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥17M¥1,096¥16,8590.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥86,400 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥385M
Per resident ¥24,481 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥912M
Per resident ¥57,953 (median ¥75,979)
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 36.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.500.751.001.251.502015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

60%70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

15K15K15K16K16K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202415,745¥7.9B¥973M¥25.4B1.1679.5%—
FY202315,643¥7.3B¥566M¥25.8B1.2076.3%—
FY202215,535¥8.0B¥238M¥25.9B1.2474.4%—
FY202115,477¥7.3B¥287M¥26.5B1.2873.2%—
FY202015,233¥8.9B¥335M¥26.3B1.3368.9%—
FY201915,226¥6.8B¥383M¥25.7B1.3568.7%—
FY201815,064¥6.7B¥432M¥25.3B1.3467.0%—
FY201715,028¥6.1B¥461M¥24.4B1.3168.0%—
FY201614,977¥6.2B¥483M¥23.7B1.2867.8%—
FY201514,922¥6.4B¥505M¥22.6B1.2269.0%—

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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)