Tsurugi Town finances

徳島県つるぎ町の財政

Town Tokushima Prefecture, Japan Population 7,392 Area 194.84 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥8.1B
Per resident ¥1,095,432
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.0B
Per resident ¥1,084,618
Reserve funds
¥5.1B
Per resident ¥690,959
Fiscal strength index
0.18
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.18
#1523 of 1718 in Japan · #20 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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 ratioWorse than peers
97.1%
#1517 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 24 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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 residentWorse than peers
¥1,084,618
#1404 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 24 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥690,959
#352 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
17.8%
#1701 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
14.9%
#1358 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥8.3B · per resident ¥1,116,720

Local taxes 8.9%Shared taxes and grants 5.1%Local allocation tax 54.9%National subsidies 7.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.2%Donations 0.2%Other 8.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥737M¥99,7088.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥418M¥56,4965.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.5B¥612,73754.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥578M¥78,1657.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥501M¥67,7306.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥758M¥102,6119.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥18M¥2,4480.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥716M¥96,8268.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥14M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.1B¥290,514¥224,28426.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.3B¥171,118¥94,39915.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.2B¥166,620¥189,68215.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥888M¥120,150¥87,52211.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥784M¥106,012¥100,9189.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥572M¥77,379¥97,8687.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥521M¥70,533¥62,1796.4%
Fire & emergency¥401M¥54,273¥38,6875.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥163M¥22,001¥26,8702.0%
Assembly¥75M¥10,080¥10,2150.9%
Disaster recovery¥50M¥6,752¥1,5420.6%

Welfare spending

Children
¥388M
Per resident ¥52,497 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥834M
Per resident ¥112,799 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥925M
Per resident ¥125,168 (median ¥89,723)
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 44.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.150.200.250.302015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

7,0008,0009,00010K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20247,392¥8.1B¥8.0B¥5.1B0.1897.1%—
FY20237,622¥7.8B¥8.5B¥5.1B0.1897.3%—
FY20227,893¥8.2B¥9.1B¥5.0B0.1897.4%—
FY20218,161¥8.3B¥9.8B¥4.8B0.1893.6%—
FY20208,458¥8.6B¥10.3B¥4.5B0.1899.2%—
FY20198,697¥7.8B¥11.0B¥4.5B0.19101.3%—
FY20188,959¥8.4B¥11.7B¥4.8B0.19101.7%—
FY20179,308¥8.3B¥11.4B¥5.0B0.1999.5%—
FY20169,580¥8.8B¥11.5B¥5.3B0.1996.9%—
FY20159,838¥9.2B¥11.1B¥5.4B0.1994.3%—

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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)