Appropriation Bill
Budget 2015
The 2015 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 3.05 trillion of spending in total, Rs 506 billion more than 2014.
Overview / 2015
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.05 trillion
+Rs 506 billion (+19.9%) compared with 2014
Bill No. 323
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.05 trillion
+Rs 506 billion (+19.9%)
vs 2014
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 1.81 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.04 trillion, Capital Rs 773 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 1.24 trillion
Recurrent Rs 434 billion, Capital Rs 802 billion
Borrowing limit
Rs 1.34 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Debt servicing
Rs 1.21 trillion
Interest Rs 411 billion
Repaying loans Rs 802 billion
Repaying loans Rs 802 billion
Where the money goes
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Debt servicing (Treasury Operations)
Rs 1.21 trillion
Rs 39.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 240 billion (+24.6%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Defence and Urban Development
Rs 285 billion
Rs 9.3 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 31.1 billion (+12.3%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils
Rs 235 billion
Rs 7.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 85.8 billion (+57.7%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping
Rs 200 billion
Rs 6.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Finance and Planning
Rs 181 billion
Rs 5.9 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 16.6 billion (+10.1%) vs 2014
Open details →Pensions (Department of Pensions)
Rs 159 billion
Rs 5.2 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 8.6 billion (+5.7%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Health
Rs 139 billion
Rs 4.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 21.8 billion (+18.5%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Economic Development
Rs 113 billion
Rs 3.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 7 billion (+6.6%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Transport
Rs 75.7 billion
Rs 2.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 17.1 billion (+29.2%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Law and Order
Rs 57.5 billion
Rs 1.9 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 5.2 billion (+9.9%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Rs 57.2 billion
Rs 1.9 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 15.9 billion (+38.6%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Education
Rs 47.6 billion
Rs 1.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 8.8 billion (+22.5%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Agriculture
Rs 42.1 billion
Rs 1.4 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
-Rs 2.4 billion (-5.3%) vs 2014
Open details →Ministry of Higher Education
Rs 41.1 billion
Rs 1.3 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
+Rs 11.6 billion (+39.3%) vs 2014
Open details →50 smaller ministries
Rs 204 billion
Rs 6.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2015 Act
Included in this block
- Special Spending Units Rs 19.7 billion
- Public Administration and Home Affairs Rs 18.9 billion
- Civil Aviation Rs 14.2 billion
- Youth Affairs and Skills Development Rs 12.5 billion
- Postal Services Rs 10.1 billion
- External Affairs Rs 9.7 billion
- Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Rs 8 billion
- Education Services Rs 7.8 billion
- Livestock and Rural Community Development Rs 7.1 billion
- Land and Land Development Rs 7 billion
- Justice Rs 6.8 billion
- Water Supply and Drainage Rs 6.2 billion
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 5.8 billion
- Environment and Renewable Energy Rs 5.3 billion
- Mass Media and Information Rs 5.1 billion
- Social Services Rs 5.1 billion
- Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Rs 4.8 billion
- Plantation Industries Rs 4.6 billion
- Industry and Commerce Rs 4.2 billion
- Technology and Research Rs 4.2 billion
- Sports Rs 4 billion
- Disaster Management Rs 3.1 billion
- Culture and the Arts Rs 2.7 billion
- Child Development and Women’s Affairs Rs 2.1 billion
- Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Rs 2 billion
- Indigenous Medicine Rs 2 billion
- Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Rs 1.9 billion
- Co-operatives and Internal Trade Rs 1.9 billion
- Labour and Labour Relations Rs 1.9 billion
- National Heritage Rs 1.6 billion
- Telecommunication and Information Technology Rs 1.5 billion
- Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation Rs 1.5 billion
- Wildlife Resources Conservation Rs 1.4 billion
- Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Rs 1.2 billion
- Minor Export Crop Promotion Rs 1 billion
- Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Rs 1 billion
- Private Transport Services Rs 881 million
- Productivity Promotion Rs 763 million
- National Languages and Social Integration Rs 708 million
- Other charged Rs 674 million
- Parliamentary Affairs Rs 458 million
- Public Relations and Public Affairs Rs 427 million
- Sugar Industry Development Rs 399 million
- Re-settlement Rs 378 million
- State Resources and Enterprise Development Rs 257 million
- Power and Energy Rs 243 million
- Public Management Reforms Rs 239 million
- Petroleum Industries Rs 150 million
- Investment Promotion Rs 130 million
- Special Projects Rs 91 million
- Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) Rs 1.21 trillion 39.8%
- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Rs 285 billion 9.3%
- Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils Rs 235 billion 7.7%
- Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping Rs 200 billion 6.6%
- Ministry of Finance and Planning Rs 181 billion 5.9%
- Pensions (Department of Pensions) Rs 159 billion 5.2%
- Ministry of Health Rs 139 billion 4.6%
- Ministry of Economic Development Rs 113 billion 3.7%
- Ministry of Transport Rs 75.7 billion 2.5%
- Ministry of Law and Order Rs 57.5 billion 1.9%
- Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Rs 57.2 billion 1.9%
- Ministry of Education Rs 47.6 billion 1.6%
- Ministry of Agriculture Rs 42.1 billion 1.4%
- Ministry of Higher Education Rs 41.1 billion 1.3%
- Special Spending Units Rs 19.7 billion 0.6%
- Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Rs 18.9 billion 0.6%
- Ministry of Civil Aviation Rs 14.2 billion 0.5%
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Rs 12.5 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of Postal Services Rs 10.1 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of External Affairs Rs 9.7 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Rs 8 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Education Services Rs 7.8 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development Rs 7.1 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Land and Land Development Rs 7 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Justice Rs 6.8 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage Rs 6.2 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 5.8 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy Rs 5.3 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Mass Media and Information Rs 5.1 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Social Services Rs 5.1 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Rs 4.8 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Plantation Industries Rs 4.6 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce Rs 4.2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Technology and Research Rs 4.2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Sports Rs 4 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Disaster Management Rs 3.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Culture and the Arts Rs 2.7 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs Rs 2.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Rs 2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Rs 2 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Rs 1.9 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Rs 1.9 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations Rs 1.9 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of National Heritage Rs 1.6 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology Rs 1.5 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation Rs 1.5 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation Rs 1.4 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Rs 1.2 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Minor Export Crop Promotion Rs 1 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Rs 1 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Private Transport Services Rs 881 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Productivity Promotion Rs 763 million 0.0%
- Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration Rs 708 million 0.0%
- Other charged expenditure Rs 674 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Rs 458 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Public Relations and Public Affairs Rs 427 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Sugar Industry Development Rs 399 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Re-settlement Rs 378 million 0.0%
- Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development Rs 257 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Power and Energy Rs 243 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Public Management Reforms Rs 239 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Petroleum Industries Rs 150 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Investment Promotion Rs 130 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Special Projects Rs 91 million 0.0%
Show data as a table
| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 1.21 trillion |
| Ministry of Defence and Urban Development | Rs 285 billion |
| Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils | Rs 235 billion |
| Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping | Rs 200 billion |
| Ministry of Finance and Planning | Rs 181 billion |
| Pensions (Department of Pensions) | Rs 159 billion |
| Ministry of Health | Rs 139 billion |
| Ministry of Economic Development | Rs 113 billion |
| Ministry of Transport | Rs 75.7 billion |
| Ministry of Law and Order | Rs 57.5 billion |
| Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | Rs 57.2 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 47.6 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 42.1 billion |
| Ministry of Higher Education | Rs 41.1 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 19.7 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs | Rs 18.9 billion |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation | Rs 14.2 billion |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development | Rs 12.5 billion |
| Ministry of Postal Services | Rs 10.1 billion |
| Ministry of External Affairs | Rs 9.7 billion |
| Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms | Rs 8 billion |
| Ministry of Education Services | Rs 7.8 billion |
| Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Rs 7.1 billion |
| Ministry of Land and Land Development | Rs 7 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 6.8 billion |
| Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage | Rs 6.2 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | Rs 5.8 billion |
| Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy | Rs 5.3 billion |
| Ministry of Mass Media and Information | Rs 5.1 billion |
| Ministry of Social Services | Rs 5.1 billion |
| Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities | Rs 4.8 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation Industries | Rs 4.6 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Rs 4.2 billion |
| Ministry of Technology and Research | Rs 4.2 billion |
| Ministry of Sports | Rs 4 billion |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Rs 3.1 billion |
| Ministry of Culture and the Arts | Rs 2.7 billion |
| Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs | Rs 2 billion |
| Ministry of Indigenous Medicine | Rs 2 billion |
| Ministry of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development | Rs 1.9 billion |
| Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | Rs 1.9 billion |
| Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations | Rs 1.9 billion |
| Ministry of National Heritage | Rs 1.6 billion |
| Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation | Rs 1.4 billion |
| Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development | Rs 1.2 billion |
| Ministry of Minor Export Crop Promotion | Rs 1 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare | Rs 1 billion |
| Ministry of Private Transport Services | Rs 881 million |
| Ministry of Productivity Promotion | Rs 763 million |
| Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration | Rs 708 million |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 674 million |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Rs 458 million |
| Ministry of Public Relations and Public Affairs | Rs 427 million |
| Ministry of Sugar Industry Development | Rs 399 million |
| Ministry of Re-settlement | Rs 378 million |
| Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development | Rs 257 million |
| Ministry of Power and Energy | Rs 243 million |
| Ministry of Public Management Reforms | Rs 239 million |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industries | Rs 150 million |
| Ministry of Investment Promotion | Rs 130 million |
| Ministry of Special Projects | Rs 91 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 39.76 Rs 1.21 trillion
- Interest Rs 13.46 Rs 411 billion
- Repaying loansRs 26.30 Rs 802 billion
i
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 5.20 Rs 159 billion
- Defence and security Rs 11.09 Rs 338 billion
- Health Rs 4.64 Rs 141 billion
- Education Rs 3.21 Rs 98 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 7.34 Rs 224 billion
- Public administration Rs 0.62 Rs 18.9 billion
- Everything else Rs 28.14 Rs 858 billion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2015, p.7Charged 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. 323.
Published in the Gazette: 2014-09-19
Presented to Parliament: 2014-09-26
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.
Amounts are in rupees. Use the Amounts selector at the top of the page to see them adjusted for inflation.