Appropriation Bill
Budget 2012
The 2012 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 2.22 trillion of spending in total, Rs 304 billion more than 2011.
Overview / 2012
Total spending provided for
Rs 2.22 trillion
+Rs 304 billion (+15.8%) compared with 2011
Bill No. 128
Total spending provided for
Rs 2.22 trillion
+Rs 304 billion (+15.8%)
vs 2011
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 1.28 trillion
Recurrent Rs 724 billion, Capital Rs 561 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 936 billion
Recurrent Rs 385 billion, Capital Rs 550 billion
Borrowing limit
Rs 1.15 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Debt servicing
Rs 914 billion
Interest Rs 364 billion
Repaying loans Rs 550 billion
Repaying loans Rs 550 billion
Where the money goes
Each block is sized by its share of the total spending. Hover over or tap a block to see the details, tap a colour to highlight a group, or switch to the list.
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Debt servicing (Treasury Operations)
Rs 914 billion
Rs 41.2 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 99 billion (+12.1%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Defence and Urban Development
Rs 230 billion
Rs 10.4 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Ports and Highways
Rs 145 billion
Rs 6.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils
Rs 130 billion
Rs 5.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 8.9 billion (+7.4%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Finance and Planning
Rs 124 billion
Rs 5.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 51.7 billion (+71.3%) vs 2011
Open details →Pensions (Department of Pensions)
Rs 122 billion
Rs 5.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 13.3 billion (+12.2%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Economic Development
Rs 105 billion
Rs 4.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 29.3 billion (+39%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Health
Rs 74 billion
Rs 3.3 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 11.7 billion (+18.9%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Transport
Rs 53.5 billion
Rs 2.4 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 8.5 billion (+18.9%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Agrarian Services & Wildlife
Rs 39 billion
Rs 1.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Rs 35.8 billion
Rs 1.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 11.6 billion (+47.7%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Power and Energy
Rs 33.6 billion
Rs 1.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
-Rs 531 million (-1.6%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Education
Rs 33.3 billion
Rs 1.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 2.5 billion (+8.3%) vs 2011
Open details →Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage
Rs 33.2 billion
Rs 1.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
+Rs 3.6 billion (+12%) vs 2011
Open details →44 smaller ministries
Rs 149 billion
Rs 6.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2012 Act
Included in this block
- Higher Education Rs 24.5 billion
- Public Administration and Home Affairs Rs 12.7 billion
- Civil Aviation Rs 12.1 billion
- Special Spending Units Rs 11.7 billion
- Yourth Affairs and Skills Development Rs 8.6 billion
- Postal Services Rs 8.2 billion
- External Affairs Rs 6.6 billion
- Agriculture Rs 6.1 billion
- Land and Land Development Rs 5.2 billion
- Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Rs 4.3 billion
- Justice Rs 4.2 billion
- Environment Rs 3.4 billion
- Technology and Research Rs 3.2 billion
- Plantation Industries Rs 3.1 billion
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 3.1 billion
- Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Rs 2.8 billion
- Livestock and Rural Community Development Rs 2.7 billion
- Mass Media and Information Rs 2.1 billion
- Sports Rs 2.1 billion
- Industry and Commerce Rs 2 billion
- Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Rs 1.8 billion
- Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Rs 1.8 billion
- National Heritage Rs 1.6 billion
- Labour and Labour Relations Rs 1.5 billion
- Culture and the Arts Rs 1.5 billion
- Disaster Management Rs 1.4 billion
- Co-operatives and Internal Trade Rs 1.3 billion
- Indigenous Medicine Rs 1.3 billion
- Social Services Rs 1.1 billion
- Child Development and Women’s Affairs Rs 949 million
- Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Rs 823 million
- Minor Export Crop Promotion Rs 724 million
- Private Transport Services Rs 708 million
- Other charged Rs 586 million
- Re-settlement Rs 482 million
- National Languages and Social Integration Rs 436 million
- Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Rs 392 million
- Productivity Promotion Rs 364 million
- Parliamentary Affairs Rs 359 million
- State Resources and Enterprise Development Rs 211 million
- Public Management Reforms Rs 186 million
- Public Relations and Public Affairs Rs 159 million
- Petroleum Industries Rs 108 million
- Telecommunication and Information Technology Rs 68.7 million
- Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) Rs 914 billion 41.2%
- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Rs 230 billion 10.4%
- Ministry of Ports and Highways Rs 145 billion 6.5%
- Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils Rs 130 billion 5.8%
- Ministry of Finance and Planning Rs 124 billion 5.6%
- Pensions (Department of Pensions) Rs 122 billion 5.5%
- Ministry of Economic Development Rs 105 billion 4.7%
- Ministry of Health Rs 74 billion 3.3%
- Ministry of Transport Rs 53.5 billion 2.4%
- Ministry of Agrarian Services & Wildlife Rs 39 billion 1.8%
- Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Rs 35.8 billion 1.6%
- Ministry of Power and Energy Rs 33.6 billion 1.5%
- Ministry of Education Rs 33.3 billion 1.5%
- Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage Rs 33.2 billion 1.5%
- Ministry of Higher Education Rs 24.5 billion 1.1%
- Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Rs 12.7 billion 0.6%
- Ministry of Civil Aviation Rs 12.1 billion 0.5%
- Special Spending Units Rs 11.7 billion 0.5%
- Ministry of Yourth Affairs and Skills Development Rs 8.6 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of Postal Services Rs 8.2 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of External Affairs Rs 6.6 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Agriculture Rs 6.1 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Land and Land Development Rs 5.2 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Rs 4.3 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Justice Rs 4.2 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Environment Rs 3.4 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Technology and Research Rs 3.2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Plantation Industries Rs 3.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 3.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Rs 2.8 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development Rs 2.7 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Mass Media and Information Rs 2.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Sports Rs 2.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce Rs 2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Rs 1.8 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Rs 1.8 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of National Heritage Rs 1.6 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations Rs 1.5 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Culture and the Arts Rs 1.5 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Disaster Management Rs 1.4 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Rs 1.3 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Rs 1.3 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Social Services Rs 1.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs Rs 949 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Rs 823 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Minor Export Crop Promotion Rs 724 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Private Transport Services Rs 708 million 0.0%
- Other charged expenditure Rs 586 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Re-settlement Rs 482 million 0.0%
- Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration Rs 436 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Rs 392 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Productivity Promotion Rs 364 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Rs 359 million 0.0%
- Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development Rs 211 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Public Management Reforms Rs 186 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Public Relations and Public Affairs Rs 159 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Petroleum Industries Rs 108 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology Rs 68.7 million 0.0%
Show data as a table
| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 914 billion |
| Ministry of Defence and Urban Development | Rs 230 billion |
| Ministry of Ports and Highways | Rs 145 billion |
| Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils | Rs 130 billion |
| Ministry of Finance and Planning | Rs 124 billion |
| Pensions (Department of Pensions) | Rs 122 billion |
| Ministry of Economic Development | Rs 105 billion |
| Ministry of Health | Rs 74 billion |
| Ministry of Transport | Rs 53.5 billion |
| Ministry of Agrarian Services & Wildlife | Rs 39 billion |
| Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | Rs 35.8 billion |
| Ministry of Power and Energy | Rs 33.6 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 33.3 billion |
| Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage | Rs 33.2 billion |
| Ministry of Higher Education | Rs 24.5 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs | Rs 12.7 billion |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation | Rs 12.1 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 11.7 billion |
| Ministry of Yourth Affairs and Skills Development | Rs 8.6 billion |
| Ministry of Postal Services | Rs 8.2 billion |
| Ministry of External Affairs | Rs 6.6 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 6.1 billion |
| Ministry of Land and Land Development | Rs 5.2 billion |
| Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms | Rs 4.3 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 4.2 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 3.4 billion |
| Ministry of Technology and Research | Rs 3.2 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation Industries | Rs 3.1 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | Rs 3.1 billion |
| Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities | Rs 2.8 billion |
| Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Rs 2.7 billion |
| Ministry of Mass Media and Information | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Ministry of Sports | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Rs 2 billion |
| Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs | Rs 1.8 billion |
| Ministry of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development | Rs 1.8 billion |
| Ministry of National Heritage | Rs 1.6 billion |
| Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Culture and the Arts | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Rs 1.4 billion |
| Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | Rs 1.3 billion |
| Ministry of Indigenous Medicine | Rs 1.3 billion |
| Ministry of Social Services | Rs 1.1 billion |
| Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs | Rs 949 million |
| Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development | Rs 823 million |
| Ministry of Minor Export Crop Promotion | Rs 724 million |
| Ministry of Private Transport Services | Rs 708 million |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 586 million |
| Ministry of Re-settlement | Rs 482 million |
| Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration | Rs 436 million |
| Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare | Rs 392 million |
| Ministry of Productivity Promotion | Rs 364 million |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Rs 359 million |
| Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development | Rs 211 million |
| Ministry of Public Management Reforms | Rs 186 million |
| Ministry of Public Relations and Public Affairs | Rs 159 million |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industries | Rs 108 million |
| Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology | Rs 68.7 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 41.17 Rs 914 billion
- Interest Rs 16.40 Rs 364 billion
- Repaying loansRs 24.77 Rs 550 billion
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What does repaying loans mean? This is the loan amount that falls due in the year. When a loan falls due, the government can pay it by taking a new loan, like paying one credit card with another. So this figure shows what is due, and some of it may be paid by borrowing again. - Pensions Rs 5.50 Rs 122 billion
- Defence and security Rs 10.30 Rs 229 billion
- Health Rs 3.39 Rs 75.3 billion
- Education Rs 2.66 Rs 59.1 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 5.52 Rs 123 billion
- Public administration Rs 0.57 Rs 12.7 billion
- Everything else Rs 30.88 Rs 686 billion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2012, p.9Charged on the Consolidated Fund
Spending that the Constitution or other laws require to be paid, listed in the Second Schedule.
About this document
Document: Appropriation Bill, Bill No. 128.
Published in the Gazette: 2011-10-10
Presented to Parliament: 2011-10-18
Presented by: Prime Minister and Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs
Legal framework named in the document: Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of 2003.
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Data note (Head 174): The gazette prints Programme 01 of Head 174 as '104.450,000' and '168,615,000' (a full stop typed for a comma, and the two columns in swapped order). The printed Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms totals (recurrent 3,769,000,000, capital 553,000,000) are met only with recurrent 168,615,000 and capital 104,450,000, and the First Schedule then equals the amount in section 2(1) of the Act (Rs 1,284,284,471,000).
Amounts are in rupees. Use the Amounts selector at the top of the page to see them adjusted for inflation.