Appropriation Bill
Budget 2022
The 2022 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 5.13 trillion of spending in total, Rs 222 billion more than 2021.
Overview / 2022
Total spending provided for
Rs 5.13 trillion
+Rs 222 billion (+4.5%) compared with 2021
Bill No. 76
Total spending provided for
Rs 5.13 trillion
+Rs 222 billion (+4.5%) vs 2021
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 2.51 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.78 trillion, Capital Rs 729 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 2.62 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.10 trillion, Capital Rs 1.52 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 3.18 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Where the money goes
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| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 2.58 trillion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 373 billion |
| State Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 329 billion |
| Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 287 billion |
| Ministry of Highways | Rs 250 billion |
| Ministry of Finance | Rs 186 billion |
| Ministry of Health | Rs 154 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 128 billion |
| Ministry of Public Security | Rs 107 billion |
| State Ministry of Samurdhi Household Economy, Micro-finance, Self Employment and Business Development | Rs 75 billion |
| State Ministry of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals | Rs 66.1 billion |
| Ministry of of Irrigation | Rs 47.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Promoting the production & Regulating the supply of Organic Fertilizer and Paddy & Grains, Organic Foods, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promoting, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture | Rs 45.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms | Rs 45.2 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 45 billion |
| State Ministry of Home Affairs | Rs 38.1 billion |
| Ministry of Water Supply | Rs 32.5 billion |
| Ministry of Transport | Rs 31.2 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 24.4 billion |
| State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-Schools and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and Education Services | Rs 22.8 billion |
| Ministry of Mass Media | Rs 20.3 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 19.4 billion |
| Ministry of Urban Development and Housing | Rs 14.3 billion |
| Foreign Ministry | Rs 13.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control | Rs 12.8 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 12.7 billion |
| State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation | Rs 12.4 billion |
| State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry | Rs 12.2 billion |
| State Ministry of National Security and Disaster Management | Rs 10.5 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure | Rs 10.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation | Rs 9.7 billion |
| Ministry of Lands | Rs 8.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural Housing, Construction and Building Material Industries | Rs 8 billion |
| Ministry of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation | Rs 7.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones | Rs 6 billion |
| State Ministry of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures Including the Construction of Electrical fences and Trenches and Reforestation and Forest Resource Development | Rs 5.7 billion |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Rs 5.6 billion |
| Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Rs 5.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education | Rs 4.9 billion |
| Ministry of Trade | Rs 4.4 billion |
| 227,660,000 State Ministry of Urban Development, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness | Rs 4.4 billion |
| Ministry of Technology | Rs 4.4 billion |
| Ministry of Labour | Rs 3.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion | Rs 3.7 billion |
| State Ministry of Coast Conservation & Low-Lying Lands Development | Rs 2.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Development of Minor Crops Plantation including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Related Industries and Export Promotion | Rs 2.6 billion |
| Ministry of Industries | Rs 2.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure | Rs 2.5 billion |
| State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Promotion , Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health | Rs 2.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development | Rs 2.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion | Rs 2.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement | Rs 1.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish and Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multiday Fishing Activities and Fish Exports | Rs 1.8 billion |
| State Ministry of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion | Rs 1.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries | Rs 1.8 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 1.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Ports and Shipping | Rs 1.5 billion |
| Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | Rs 1.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development | Rs 1.2 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Rs 1.2 billion |
| State Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion | Rs 1.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development Related to Rural Paddy Fields | Rs 1.1 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation | Rs 1 billion |
| State Ministry of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection | Rs 1 billion |
| Ministry of Tourism | Rs 923 million |
| State Ministry of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development | Rs 901 million |
| State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification | Rs 885 million |
| State Ministry of Community Police Services | Rs 801 million |
| State Ministry of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products | Rs 760 million |
| State Ministry of Aviation and Export Zones Development | Rs 614 million |
| State Ministry of Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development | Rs 533 million |
| State Ministry of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation | Rs 525 million |
| Ministry of Power | Rs 266 million |
| Ministry of Energy | Rs 252 million |
| Ministry of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring | Rs 219 million |
| State Ministry of Gem and Jewellery related Industries | Rs 191 million |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 123 million |
| State Ministry of Regional Cooperation | Rs 120 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 50.27 Rs 2.58 trillion
- Pensions Rs 0.88 Rs 45 billion
- Defence and security Rs 9.35 Rs 480 billion
- Health Rs 3.29 Rs 169 billion
- Education Rs 3.31 Rs 170 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 6.12 Rs 314 billion
- Public administration Rs 5.59 Rs 287 billion
- Everything else Rs 21.19 Rs 1.09 trillion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2022, 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. 76.
Published in the Gazette: 2021-09-29
Presented to Parliament: 2021-10-07
Presented by: Minister of Finance
Legal framework named in the document: Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of 2003.
Download the source document (PDF)
Data note (Head 123): The text layer of this page is misplaced in the gazette PDF (amounts sit outside their columns). Placement confirmed against the printed ministry totals: recurrent 267,125,000 + 170,840,000 = 437,965,000 and capital 5,850,000 + 13,633,490,000 + 227,660,000 = 13,867,000,000.
Data note (Head 311): Same misplaced text layer as Head 123 (see above).
All figures are in rupees at the prices of each year (nominal). They are not adjusted for inflation.