Appropriation Bill
Budget 2026
The 2026 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 8.98 trillion of spending in total, Rs 145 billion more than 2025.
Overview / 2026
Total spending provided for
Rs 8.98 trillion
+Rs 145 billion (+1.6%) compared with 2025
Bill No. 35
Total spending provided for
Rs 8.98 trillion
+Rs 145 billion (+1.6%) vs 2025
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 4.43 trillion
Recurrent Rs 3.03 trillion, Capital Rs 1.41 trillion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 4.55 trillion
Recurrent Rs 2.69 trillion, Capital Rs 1.85 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 3.80 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 4.47 trillion |
| Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | Rs 635 billion |
| Provincial Councils | Rs 618 billion |
| Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 596 billion |
| Ministry of Health and Mass Media | Rs 555 billion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 455 billion |
| Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation | Rs 446 billion |
| Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education | Rs 301 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation | Rs 221 billion |
| Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs | Rs 193 billion |
| Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing | Rs 104 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 78 billion |
| Ministry of Justice and National Integration | Rs 58.5 billion |
| Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment | Rs 38.6 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 33.7 billion |
| Ministry of Energy | Rs 23.1 billion |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism | Rs 23 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 18.3 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure | Rs 18 billion |
| Ministry of Women and Child Affairs | Rs 16.4 billion |
| Ministry of Digital Economy | Rs 16 billion |
| Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Rs 14.5 billion |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | Rs 13.5 billion |
| Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development | Rs 11.5 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources | Rs 10.6 billion |
| Ministry of Labour | Rs 6.4 billion |
| Ministry of Science and Technology | Rs 6 billion |
| Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development | Rs 2.7 billion |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 207 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 49.75 Rs 4.47 trillion
- Pensions Rs 0.87 Rs 78 billion
- Defence and security Rs 7.22 Rs 648 billion
- Health Rs 6.18 Rs 555 billion
- Education Rs 3.35 Rs 301 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 6.88 Rs 618 billion
- Public administration Rs 6.64 Rs 596 billion
- Everything else Rs 19.12 Rs 1.72 trillion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, 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. 35.
Published in the Gazette: 2025-09-17
Presented to Parliament: 2025-09-26
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.