Utazu Town finances

香川県宇多津町の財政

Town Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 18,305 Area 8.10 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥7.4B
Per resident ¥401,892
Local bonds outstanding
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥267,385
Reserve funds
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥166,472
Fiscal strength index
0.78
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.78
#236 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 17 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
86.1%
#349 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥267,385
#266 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 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
¥166,472
#1146 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 17 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
49.1%
#323 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 17 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
52.0%
#244 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 17 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 ¥8.0B · per resident ¥437,696

Local taxes 36.8%Shared taxes and grants 10.1%Local allocation tax 13.8%National subsidies 16.9%Prefectural subsidies 8.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.8%Donations 0.5%Other 11.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.9B¥161,01436.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥809M¥44,21410.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.1B¥60,35713.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.4B¥73,96916.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥666M¥36,3768.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥146M¥7,9491.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥42M¥2,2870.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥943M¥51,53011.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥37M

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
¥3.0B¥161,565¥196,56240.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.1B¥61,691¥132,74415.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.0B¥56,523¥74,09014.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥628M¥34,305¥56,4938.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥537M¥29,312¥64,1747.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥525M¥28,696¥57,4427.1%
Fire & emergency¥209M¥11,417¥27,8482.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥142M¥7,739¥30,7251.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥109M¥5,939¥16,8591.5%
Assembly¥80M¥4,393¥6,6361.1%
その他¥6M¥309¥00.1%
Labor¥50,000¥3¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥80,524 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥440M
Per resident ¥24,032 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥57,009 (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 51.7% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.801.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

18K18K18K19K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202418,305¥7.4B¥4.9B¥3.0B0.7886.1%—
FY202318,455¥7.2B¥5.3B¥2.8B0.8088.0%—
FY202218,446¥7.3B¥5.5B¥2.6B0.8382.6%—
FY202118,454¥8.1B¥5.7B¥2.4B0.8581.4%—
FY202018,510¥8.8B¥5.6B¥1.9B0.8888.7%—
FY201918,553¥7.4B¥6.0B¥2.2B0.8992.4%—
FY201818,478¥6.4B¥6.0B¥2.7B0.8989.4%—
FY201718,530¥7.2B¥6.2B¥2.6B0.8888.0%—
FY201618,556¥6.2B¥5.8B¥2.5B0.8787.9%—
FY201518,508¥6.3B¥5.7B¥2.6B0.8686.3%—

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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)