Appropriation Bill
Budget 2018
The 2018 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 3.98 trillion of spending in total, Rs 648 billion more than 2017.
Overview / 2018
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.98 trillion
+Rs 648 billion (+19.4%) compared with 2017
Bill No. 210
Total spending provided for
Rs 3.98 trillion
+Rs 648 billion (+19.4%) vs 2017
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 1.98 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.31 trillion, Capital Rs 668 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 2.01 trillion
Recurrent Rs 852 billion, Capital Rs 1.15 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 1.81 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Where the money goes
Each block is sized by its share of the total spending. Tap a ministry to open it.
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| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 1.95 trillion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 291 billion |
| Ministry of Finance & Mass Media | Rs 228 billion |
| Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 218 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration and Management | Rs 186 billion |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Highways | Rs 183 billion |
| Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | Rs 178 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 103 billion |
| Ministry of Law & Order and Southern Development | Rs 82.9 billion |
| Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development | Rs 51.1 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 48.2 billion |
| Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment | Rs 45.6 billion |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Rs 44.1 billion |
| Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation | Rs 42.1 billion |
| Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply | Rs 27.9 billion |
| Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs | Rs 25.7 billion |
| FIRST SCHEDULE ESTIMATE 2018 Sums Payable for General Services | Rs 25.4 billion |
| Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | Rs 24.6 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 23.8 billion |
| Ministry of Social Empowerment ,Welfare and Kandyan Heritage | Rs 18.6 billion |
| Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs | Rs 13.5 billion |
| Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs | Rs 11.4 billion |
| Ministry of Housing and Construction | Rs 11.2 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 11.1 billion |
| Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training | Rs 10.9 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Rs 10.8 billion |
| Ministry of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms | Rs 9.1 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Rs 9.1 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation Industries | Rs 8.6 billion |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs | Rs 8.5 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | Rs 7.8 billion |
| Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs | Rs 7.2 billion |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Rs 5.8 billion |
| Ministry of Science,Technology & Research | Rs 5.6 billion |
| Ministry of Public Enterprise Development | Rs 5.6 billion |
| Ministry of Sports | Rs 5.4 billion |
| Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development | Rs 5.2 billion |
| Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife | Rs 4.8 billion |
| Ministry of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | Rs 3.7 billion |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 3.5 billion |
| Ministry of Primary Industries | Rs 3.5 billion |
| Ministry of Women and Child Affairs | Rs 3 billion |
| Ministry of National Integration and Reconciliation | Rs 2.8 billion |
| Ministry of Ports and Shipping | Rs 2.5 billion |
| Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure | Rs 2.3 billion |
| Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Ministry of Buddhasasana | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Development Assignment | Rs 1.3 billion |
| Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs | Rs 1 billion |
| Ministry of Regional Development | Rs 973 million |
| Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy | Rs 838 million |
| Ministry of National Co-existance, Dialogue and Official Languages | Rs 763 million |
| Ministry of Foreign Employment | Rs 686 million |
| Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development | Rs 309 million |
| Ministry of Special Assignments | Rs 105 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 49.05 Rs 1.95 trillion
- Pensions Rs 1.21 Rs 48.2 billion
- Defence and security Rs 7.30 Rs 291 billion
- Health Rs 4.48 Rs 178 billion
- Education Rs 7.17 Rs 286 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 5.10 Rs 203 billion
- Public administration Rs 4.66 Rs 186 billion
- Everything else Rs 21.03 Rs 837 billion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2018, 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: Appropriation Bill, Bill No. 210.
Published in the Gazette: 2017-09-18
Presented by: Minister of Finance and Mass Media
Legal framework named in the document: Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of 2003.
All figures are in rupees at the prices of each year (nominal). They are not adjusted for inflation.