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How to read and operate the dashboard on local public finance (by municipality)

Table of Contents

1. Know the characteristics of your organization

1.1 Examining the Financial Status of Own Organization

Select 1.1.1 City

  • 1. Select the city you want to view.
  • 2. The data of financial indicators of the selected municipalities will be displayed.

See 1.1.2 Analysis Comments

  • 1. If you mouse over the information mark in the current reserves, financial capability index, current-account ratio, real debt service ratio, and future burden ratio, the analysis comments of the person in charge of each local government will be displayed.

1.2 Composition of Revenue and Expenditure of Local Governments

Select 1.2.1 City

  • 1. Select the city you want to view.
  • 2. Data on the composition ratio of revenue and expenditure of the selected municipalities will be displayed.

1.2.2 Switching between the purpose and nature of revenue

  • 1. Click Purpose to display items by revenue purpose.
  • 2. Click By Nature to display the items by nature of revenue.

1.3 Comparing Your Organization with Similar Organizations

Select 1.3.1 City

  • 1. Select your city.
  • 2. Each item and its breakdown figures will be displayed as an organization with A as the selected municipality and an organization with B as a similar organization.

1.3.2 Compare the financial items

  • 1. The items in the table change when you switch between revenue, expenditure (by purpose), and expenditure (by nature).
  • 2. You can also see the breakdown of each item by pressing the plus button on each item.
  • 3. When you select each item or its breakdown, you can see the change over time in the chart on the right.

1.3.3 Switching comparison values

  • 1. You can switch the values displayed in the table and chart by "Amount per person", "Year-on-year change in amount per person", "Actual amount (average value)", "Year-on-year change in actual amount (average value)", and "Composition ratio".

1.4 Comparing Own Organizations and Voluntary Organizations

1.4.1 Setting the comparison target

  • 1. Select Compare to Voluntary Organization.
  • 2. From "Setting the groups to be compared", set the conditions of the municipality you want to compare among prefecture, municipality, local government classification, aging rate and financial strength index.
  • 3. After setting the conditions for the municipality you want to compare, you can also select the municipality you want to compare one on-one from the "List of Selected Voluntary Organizations".
  • 4. From Reset Settings, you can also undo the conditions you have set.

1.4.2 Compare the financial items

  • 1. The items in the table change when you switch between revenue, expenditure (by purpose), and expenditure (by nature).
  • 2. You can also see the breakdown of each item by pressing the plus button on each item.
  • 3. When you select each item or its breakdown, you can see the change over time in the chart on the right.

1.4.3 Switching comparison values

  • 1. You can switch the values displayed in the table and chart by "Amount per person", "Year-on-year change in amount per person", "Actual amount (average value)", "Year-on-year change in actual amount (average value)", and "Composition ratio".

2. Find a reference group for your organization

2.1 Revenue and Expenditure Mapped

Set up the 2.1.1 items

  • 1. Select either revenue, expenditure (by purpose) or expenditure (by nature), and select the item to see the data.
  • 2. You can also open the breakdown of each item and select the breakdown item.

2.1.2 Narrowing the list of cities to display

  • 1. Set the condition of the city to be displayed from Prefecture, City, Municipality division, Aging rate and Financial power index.
  • 2. The data of the refined city will be displayed in the form of a map.
  • 3. From Reset Settings, you can also undo the conditions you have set.

2.1.3 Choosing which values to display

  • 1. You can switch the values to be displayed by "Per capita", "Composition ratio" and "Rate of change".
  • 2. Percentage change You can specify a time period, and you can also sort the displayed values.

2.2 Map of Fiscal Indicators

Set up the 2.2.1 items

  • 1. Click on the financial indicator and select the item to see the data.

2.2.2 Narrowing the list of cities to display

  • 1. Set the conditions of the city to be displayed, such as prefecture, municipality, municipality division, financial strength index and aging rate.
  • 2. The data of the refined city will be displayed in the form of a map.
  • 3. From Reset Settings, you can also undo the conditions you have set.

2.2.3 Choosing which values to display

  • 1. The displayed values can be switched between "per person" and "increase / decrease range".
  • 2. You can specify the time period for the increment and you can also sort the displayed values.

3. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding the details of local public finance: Financial Research Division, Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

  • Address: 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8926
  • Phone: 03 5253 5649

Dashboard Inquiry

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