Taishi Town finances

兵庫県太子町の財政

Town Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 33,414 Area 22.61 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.6B
Per resident ¥408,262
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.2B
Per resident ¥305,723
Reserve funds
¥4.6B
Per resident ¥137,496
Fiscal strength index
0.62
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.62
#493 of 1718 in Japan · #21 of 41 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
91.8%
#904 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 41 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 resident
¥305,723
#361 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 41 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 resident
¥137,496
#1258 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 41 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 ratioWorse than peers
40.8%
#686 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 41 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 ratioBetter than peers
39.0%
#419 of 1718 in Japan · #11 of 41 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 ¥13.9B · per resident ¥416,060

Local taxes 29.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.4%Local allocation tax 20.7%National subsidies 17.5%Prefectural subsidies 8.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.6%Donations 1.9%Other 9.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.1B¥122,32729.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥39,2629.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.9B¥86,20120.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥72,60517.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥33,3108.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥495M¥14,8013.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥266M¥7,9721.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.3B¥39,5819.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥264M

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¥171,208¥168,25841.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.9B¥57,320¥66,27314.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.6B¥46,795¥56,48111.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.4B¥41,086¥40,67310.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥36,661¥30,1659.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥836M¥25,014¥35,8346.1%
Fire & emergency¥599M¥17,914¥17,4744.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥200M¥5,978¥7,5081.5%
Assembly¥126M¥3,758¥3,8460.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥64M¥1,903¥5,7690.5%
Disaster recovery¥17M¥516¥00.1%
Labor¥4M¥109¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥78,841 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥967M
Per resident ¥28,950 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥63,417 (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 51.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.620.640.660.680.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

84%86%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

33K34K34K34K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202433,414¥13.6B¥10.2B¥4.6B0.6291.8%—
FY202333,577¥12.3B¥10.9B¥4.6B0.6289.8%—
FY202233,773¥12.7B¥11.9B¥4.4B0.6489.5%—
FY202133,815¥13.3B¥12.5B¥4.1B0.6685.9%—
FY202034,007¥16.8B¥13.0B¥3.4B0.6885.0%—
FY201934,128¥12.6B¥12.1B¥3.5B0.6988.7%—
FY201834,280¥10.6B¥11.1B¥3.1B0.6988.3%—
FY201734,418¥11.2B¥11.1B¥2.9B0.6988.6%—
FY201634,344¥11.5B¥11.2B¥3.0B0.6987.8%—
FY201534,434¥13.3B¥10.9B¥2.8B0.6984.8%—

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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)