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Organization and Administrative structure

Organization

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Administrative Mechanism

Prefectural citizens are eligible to vote for governor and members of prefectural assembly at 20.

  • Prefectural Assembly
  • An allotted number of members in assembly: 54
  • Period: 4 years
  • Eligibility criteria
    -Japanese citizen, 25 years of age
    -Residence of prefecture/city for at least 3 months
  • Governor
  • Period: 4 years
  • Eligibility criteria
    -Japanese citizen, 30 years of age
    -No residency necessary

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Budget

Revenue (2007): ¥771,730,000,000

Local Tax

37 5%

Local Allocation Tax

15.3%

Prefectural Loan

10.7%

National Treasury Funds

10.3%

Local Consumption Tax Settlement Money

5.4%

Money Transferred from Fund

4.6%

Other

16.2%

Expenditures (2007): ¥771,730,000,000

Education

24.7%

Public Welfare Health

14.3%

Public Debt Payment

13.2%

Public Works

12.1%

Public Safety

6.2%

Other

(Industry / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

29.5%

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