Tobe Town finances

愛媛県砥部町の財政

Town Ehime Prefecture, Japan Population 20,190 Area 101.59 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥11.4B
Per resident ¥564,270
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥485,857
Reserve funds
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥93,345
Fiscal strength index
0.42
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.42
#886 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 20 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
91.1%
#812 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 20 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥485,857
#772 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 20 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 residentWorse than peers
¥93,345
#1467 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 20 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
38.3%
#809 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 20 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 ratio
21.7%
#1018 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 20 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 ¥12.1B · per resident ¥598,366

Local taxes 16.5%Shared taxes and grants 7.0%Local allocation tax 27.6%National subsidies 13.7%Prefectural subsidies 5.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.3%Donations 1.3%Other 20.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.0B¥98,57116.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥843M¥41,7387.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.3B¥165,33027.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥81,83713.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥622M¥30,8195.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.0B¥49,6338.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥157M¥7,7731.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.5B¥122,66620.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥138M

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
¥3.7B¥185,471¥168,25832.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.9B¥143,378¥66,27325.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥56,050¥56,4819.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥791M¥39,176¥35,8346.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥722M¥35,755¥30,1656.3%
Fire & emergency¥653M¥32,361¥17,4745.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥620M¥30,723¥40,6735.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥276M¥13,649¥5,7692.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥240M¥11,886¥7,5082.1%
Disaster recovery¥219M¥10,836¥01.9%
Assembly¥101M¥4,984¥3,8460.9%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥66,693 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥872M
Per resident ¥43,179 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥75,600 (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 37.9% 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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

20K20K21K22K22K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202420,190¥11.4B¥9.8B¥1.9B0.4291.1%—
FY202320,375¥9.3B¥9.5B¥1.9B0.4290.2%—
FY202220,510¥9.1B¥9.6B¥2.2B0.4388.8%—
FY202120,494¥8.8B¥9.8B¥2.2B0.4484.4%—
FY202020,714¥10.9B¥10.0B¥2.0B0.4581.1%—
FY201920,982¥9.7B¥9.6B¥2.2B0.4586.8%—
FY201821,230¥8.7B¥8.2B¥2.5B0.4685.8%—
FY201721,376¥9.2B¥7.5B¥2.8B0.4687.9%—
FY201621,596¥8.1B¥6.6B¥3.3B0.4686.1%—
FY201521,612¥8.1B¥6.3B¥3.5B0.4584.9%—

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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)