Appropriation Bill
Budget 2025
The 2025 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 8.84 trillion of spending in total, Rs 1.01 trillion more than 2024.
Overview / 2025
Total spending provided for
Rs 8.84 trillion
+Rs 1.01 trillion (+12.9%) compared with 2024
Bill No. 1
Total spending provided for
Rs 8.84 trillion
+Rs 1.01 trillion (+12.9%) vs 2024
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 4.22 trillion
Recurrent Rs 2.90 trillion, Capital Rs 1.32 trillion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 4.62 trillion
Recurrent Rs 3.02 trillion, Capital Rs 1.59 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 4.00 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 4.54 trillion |
| Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Rs 714 billion |
| Provincial Councils | Rs 536 billion |
| Ministry of Health and Mass Media | Rs 508 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 497 billion |
| Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation | Rs 473 billion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 442 billion |
| Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education | Rs 271 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation | Rs 209 billion |
| Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs | Rs 175 billion |
| Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing | Rs 101 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 77 billion |
| Ministry of Justice and National Integration | Rs 54.1 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 39.4 billion |
| Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment | Rs 30.1 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism | Rs 21.5 billion |
| Ministry of Energy | Rs 21.1 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure | Rs 16.7 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 16 billion |
| Ministry of Women and Child Affairs | Rs 14.5 billion |
| Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Rs 13.7 billion |
| Ministry of Digital Economy | Rs 13.6 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development | Rs 13.4 billion |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | Rs 12.1 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources | Rs 11.4 billion |
| Ministry of Labour | Rs 6.1 billion |
| Ministry of Science and Technology | Rs 5 billion |
| Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development | Rs 2.6 billion |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 162 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 51.38 Rs 4.54 trillion
- Pensions Rs 0.87 Rs 77 billion
- Defence and security Rs 6.99 Rs 617 billion
- Health Rs 5.76 Rs 508 billion
- Education Rs 3.07 Rs 271 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 6.06 Rs 536 billion
- Public administration Rs 5.62 Rs 497 billion
- Everything else Rs 20.25 Rs 1.79 trillion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.9Charged 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. 1.
Published in the Gazette: 2024-12-31
Presented by: Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Legal framework named in the document: Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024.
All figures are in rupees at the prices of each year (nominal). They are not adjusted for inflation.