Hirao Town finances

山口県平生町の財政

Town Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Population 10,748 Area 34.54 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥6.3B
Per resident ¥581,620
Local bonds outstanding
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥452,012
Reserve funds
¥661M
Per resident ¥61,513
Fiscal strength index
0.40
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.40
#936 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 19 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 ratio
87.0%
#405 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 19 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
¥452,012
#699 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 19 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 residentWorse than peers
¥61,513
#1641 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 19 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 ratioWorse than peers
31.1%
#1186 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 19 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 ratioWorse than peers
13.7%
#1429 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 19 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 ¥6.5B · per resident ¥603,260

Local taxes 19.9%Shared taxes and grants 7.0%Local allocation tax 35.1%National subsidies 12.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.0%Donations 0.4%Other 10.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.3B¥119,75419.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥455M¥42,3697.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.3B¥211,84735.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥778M¥72,41312.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥442M¥41,0816.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥518M¥48,2218.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥27M¥2,5350.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥699M¥65,04010.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥26M

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
¥1.9B¥178,536¥196,56230.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.2B¥112,852¥132,74419.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥780M¥72,554¥64,17412.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥655M¥60,920¥56,49310.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥462M¥43,015¥57,4427.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥452M¥42,088¥74,0907.2%
Fire & emergency¥313M¥29,123¥27,8485.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥211M¥19,619¥30,7253.4%
Disaster recovery¥104M¥9,655¥5311.7%
Assembly¥68M¥6,315¥6,6361.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥51M¥4,712¥16,8590.8%
その他¥21M¥1,984¥00.3%
Labor¥3M¥246¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥556M
Per resident ¥51,736 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥545M
Per resident ¥50,706 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥818M
Per resident ¥76,095 (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 43.5% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.360.380.400.422015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

10K11K12K12K12K13K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202410,748¥6.3B¥4.9B¥661M0.4087.0%—
FY202310,896¥5.8B¥4.8B¥706M0.3990.6%—
FY202211,144¥6.2B¥5.0B¥859M0.4089.8%—
FY202111,385¥7.2B¥5.1B¥830M0.4182.1%—
FY202011,600¥6.6B¥4.4B¥560M0.4288.8%—
FY201911,795¥5.0B¥4.6B¥651M0.4291.8%—
FY201811,918¥4.9B¥4.8B¥569M0.4191.5%—
FY201712,155¥5.0B¥5.0B¥522M0.4192.2%—
FY201612,375¥5.0B¥5.2B¥486M0.4094.3%—
FY201512,528¥5.1B¥5.4B¥502M0.4089.2%—

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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)