Gazette supplement (Appropriation Bill)
Budget 2024
The 2024 Gazette supplement provides for Rs 7.83 trillion of spending in total, Rs 52.7 billion less than 2023.
Overview / 2024
Total spending provided for
Rs 7.83 trillion
-Rs 52.7 billion (-0.7%) compared with 2023
Total spending provided for
Rs 7.83 trillion
-Rs 52.7 billion (-0.7%) vs 2023
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 3.86 trillion
Recurrent Rs 2.65 trillion, Capital Rs 1.21 trillion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 3.97 trillion
Recurrent Rs 2.70 trillion, Capital Rs 1.26 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 3.90 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 3.90 trillion |
| Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 886 billion |
| Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies | Rs 723 billion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 424 billion |
| Ministry of Health | Rs 410 billion |
| Ministry of Transport and Highways | Rs 404 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 237 billion |
| Ministry of Public Security | Rs 141 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 100 billion |
| Ministry of Irrigation | Rs 84 billion |
| Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment | Rs 74.5 billion |
| Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development | Rs 72.6 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 68 billion |
| Ministry of Power and Energy | Rs 43 billion |
| Ministry of Urban Development and Housing | Rs 42.5 billion |
| Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms | Rs 41.3 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 30.1 billion |
| Ministry of Mass Media | Rs 25.5 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Rs 19.6 billion |
| Ministry of Tourism and Lands | Rs 19.2 billion |
| Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Rs 10.6 billion |
| Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs | Rs 10.5 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation Industries | Rs 10 billion |
| Ministry of Industries | Rs 9.1 billion |
| Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation | Rs 8.7 billion |
| Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation | Rs 7.1 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Rs 7 billion |
| Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment | Rs 6.9 billion |
| Ministry of Technology | Rs 5.4 billion |
| Ministry of Investment Promotion | Rs 3.4 billion |
| Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security | Rs 2.3 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 142 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 49.80 Rs 3.90 trillion
- Pensions Rs 0.87 Rs 68 billion
- Defence and security Rs 7.21 Rs 564 billion
- Health Rs 5.24 Rs 410 billion
- Education Rs 3.03 Rs 237 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 5.48 Rs 429 billion
- Public administration Rs 5.84 Rs 457 billion
- Everything else Rs 22.53 Rs 1.76 trillion
Ministries and groups
Source: Gazette supplement 2024, 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: 2023-09-27
Presented by: Ordered to be published by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies
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.