Gazette supplement (Appropriation Bill)
Budget 2016
The 2016 Gazette supplement provides for Rs 3.13 trillion of spending in total, Rs 84.4 billion more than 2015.
Overview / 2016
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.13 trillion
+Rs 84.4 billion (+2.8%) compared with 2015
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.13 trillion
+Rs 84.4 billion (+2.8%)
vs 2015
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 1.94 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.31 trillion, Capital Rs 626 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 1.19 trillion
Recurrent Rs 544 billion, Capital Rs 648 billion
Borrowing limit
Rs 1.35 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Debt servicing
Rs 1.15 trillion
Interest Rs 506 billion
Repaying loans Rs 647 billion
Repaying loans Rs 647 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.
Hover over or tap a block to see the details.
Debt servicing (Treasury Operations)
Rs 1.15 trillion
Rs 36.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
-Rs 59.2 billion (-4.9%) vs 2015
Open details →Ministry of Defence
Rs 307 billion
Rs 9.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Rs 238 billion
Rs 7.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Pensions (Department of Pensions)
Rs 193 billion
Rs 6.2 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
+Rs 34.3 billion (+21.6%) vs 2015
Open details →Ministry of Education
Rs 186 billion
Rs 5.9 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
+Rs 138 billion (+290.7%) vs 2015
Open details →Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
Rs 174 billion
Rs 5.6 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of University Education and Highways
Rs 171 billion
Rs 5.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Finance
Rs 108 billion
Rs 3.4 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Law and Order and Prisons Reform
Rs 76.9 billion
Rs 2.5 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
Rs 69.5 billion
Rs 2.2 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare
Rs 68.4 billion
Rs 2.2 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
No matching block in the previous Act
Open details →Ministry of Transport
Rs 59.5 billion
Rs 1.9 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
-Rs 16.1 billion (-21.3%) vs 2015
Open details →Ministry of Agriculture
Rs 54.2 billion
Rs 1.7 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
+Rs 12.1 billion (+28.7%) vs 2015
Open details →41 smaller ministries
Rs 275 billion
Rs 8.8 of every Rs 100 in the 2016 Act
Included in this block
- Home Affairs Rs 32.6 billion
- City Planning and Water Supply Rs 32 billion
- Irrigation and Water Resources Management Rs 28.1 billion
- Megapolis and Western Development Rs 22.3 billion
- Skills Development and Vocational Training Rs 13.7 billion
- Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Rs 12.6 billion
- National Policies and Economic Affairs Rs 12.2 billion
- Special Spending Units Rs 11.2 billion
- Justice Rs 9.9 billion
- Women and Child Affairs Rs 9.8 billion
- Foreign Affairs Rs 9.5 billion
- Plantation Industries Rs 7.9 billion
- Lands Rs 7.8 billion
- Labour and Trade Union Relations Rs 7.1 billion
- Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Rs 6.2 billion
- Industry and Commerce Rs 5.7 billion
- Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Rs 5.5 billion
- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 4.9 billion
- Rural Economic Affairs Rs 4.8 billion
- Science,Technology & Research Rs 3.9 billion
- Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs Rs 3.8 billion
- Sports Rs 3.3 billion
- Sustainable Development and Wildlife Rs 3.1 billion
- Disaster Management Rs 2.9 billion
- Housing and Construction Rs 2.8 billion
- Public Administration and Management Rs 1.4 billion
- Buddha Sasana Rs 1.3 billion
- Primary Industries Rs 1.3 billion
- Power and Renewable Energy Rs 1.2 billion
- Foreign Employment Rs 1 billion
- Development Strategy and International Trade Rs 815 million
- National Dialogue Rs 791 million
- Other charged Rs 776 million
- Ports and Shipping Rs 691 million
- Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Rs 687 million
- Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Rs 427 million
- Public Enterprise Development Rs 361 million
- Petroleum Resources Development Rs 282 million
- Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Rs 163 million
- Southern Development Rs 114 million
- National Intergration and Reconciliation Rs 100 million
- Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) Rs 1.15 trillion 36.8%
- Ministry of Defence Rs 307 billion 9.8%
- Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government Rs 238 billion 7.6%
- Pensions (Department of Pensions) Rs 193 billion 6.2%
- Ministry of Education Rs 186 billion 5.9%
- Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Rs 174 billion 5.6%
- Ministry of University Education and Highways Rs 171 billion 5.5%
- Ministry of Finance Rs 108 billion 3.4%
- Ministry of Law and Order and Prisons Reform Rs 76.9 billion 2.5%
- Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment Rs 69.5 billion 2.2%
- Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare Rs 68.4 billion 2.2%
- Ministry of Transport Rs 59.5 billion 1.9%
- Ministry of Agriculture Rs 54.2 billion 1.7%
- Ministry of Home Affairs Rs 32.6 billion 1.0%
- Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply Rs 32 billion 1.0%
- Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Rs 28.1 billion 0.9%
- Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development Rs 22.3 billion 0.7%
- Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training Rs 13.7 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Rs 12.6 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs Rs 12.2 billion 0.4%
- Special Spending Units Rs 11.2 billion 0.4%
- Ministry of Justice Rs 9.9 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Rs 9.8 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rs 9.5 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Plantation Industries Rs 7.9 billion 0.3%
- Ministry of Lands Rs 7.8 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations Rs 7.1 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Rs 6.2 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce Rs 5.7 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Rs 5.5 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Rs 4.9 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs Rs 4.8 billion 0.2%
- Ministry of Science,Technology & Research Rs 3.9 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs Rs 3.8 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Sports Rs 3.3 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife Rs 3.1 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Disaster Management Rs 2.9 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Housing and Construction Rs 2.8 billion 0.1%
- Ministry of Public Administration and Management Rs 1.4 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Buddha Sasana Rs 1.3 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Primary Industries Rs 1.3 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Rs 1.2 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Foreign Employment Rs 1 billion 0.0%
- Ministry of Development Strategy and International Trade Rs 815 million 0.0%
- Ministry of National Dialogue Rs 791 million 0.0%
- Other charged expenditure Rs 776 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Ports and Shipping Rs 691 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Rs 687 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Rs 427 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Public Enterprise Development Rs 361 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development Rs 282 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Rs 163 million 0.0%
- Ministry of Southern Development Rs 114 million 0.0%
- Ministry of National Intergration and Reconciliation Rs 100 million 0.0%
Show data as a table
| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 1.15 trillion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 307 billion |
| Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 238 billion |
| Pensions (Department of Pensions) | Rs 193 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 186 billion |
| Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | Rs 174 billion |
| Ministry of University Education and Highways | Rs 171 billion |
| Ministry of Finance | Rs 108 billion |
| Ministry of Law and Order and Prisons Reform | Rs 76.9 billion |
| Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment | Rs 69.5 billion |
| Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare | Rs 68.4 billion |
| Ministry of Transport | Rs 59.5 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 54.2 billion |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Rs 32.6 billion |
| Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply | Rs 32 billion |
| Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | Rs 28.1 billion |
| Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development | Rs 22.3 billion |
| Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training | Rs 13.7 billion |
| Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs | Rs 12.6 billion |
| Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs | Rs 12.2 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 11.2 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 9.9 billion |
| Ministry of Women and Child Affairs | Rs 9.8 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Rs 9.5 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation Industries | Rs 7.9 billion |
| Ministry of Lands | Rs 7.8 billion |
| Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations | Rs 7.1 billion |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs | Rs 6.2 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Rs 5.7 billion |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media | Rs 5.5 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | Rs 4.9 billion |
| Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs | Rs 4.8 billion |
| Ministry of Science,Technology & Research | Rs 3.9 billion |
| Ministry of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs | Rs 3.8 billion |
| Ministry of Sports | Rs 3.3 billion |
| Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife | Rs 3.1 billion |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Rs 2.9 billion |
| Ministry of Housing and Construction | Rs 2.8 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration and Management | Rs 1.4 billion |
| Ministry of Buddha Sasana | Rs 1.3 billion |
| Ministry of Primary Industries | Rs 1.3 billion |
| Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy | Rs 1.2 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Employment | Rs 1 billion |
| Ministry of Development Strategy and International Trade | Rs 815 million |
| Ministry of National Dialogue | Rs 791 million |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 776 million |
| Ministry of Ports and Shipping | Rs 691 million |
| Ministry of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | Rs 687 million |
| Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure | Rs 427 million |
| Ministry of Public Enterprise Development | Rs 361 million |
| Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development | Rs 282 million |
| Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs | Rs 163 million |
| Ministry of Southern Development | Rs 114 million |
| Ministry of National Intergration and Reconciliation | Rs 100 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 36.80 Rs 1.15 trillion
- Interest Rs 16.15 Rs 506 billion
- Repaying loansRs 20.66 Rs 647 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 6.15 Rs 193 billion
- Defence and security Rs 11.96 Rs 375 billion
- Health Rs 5.56 Rs 174 billion
- Education Rs 7.39 Rs 232 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 7.59 Rs 238 billion
- Public administration Rs 0.76 Rs 23.7 billion
- Everything else Rs 23.79 Rs 745 billion
Ministries and groups
Source: Gazette supplement 2016, p.8Charged on the Consolidated Fund
Spending that the Constitution or other laws require to be paid, listed in the Second Schedule.
About this document
Document: Gazette supplement (Appropriation Bill).
Published in the Gazette: 2015-10-09
Presented by: Ordered to be published by the Minister of Finance
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.