The Appropriation Bill for the 2025 financial year was presented to Parliament today (09), detailing the government’s planned expenditure for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. The total estimated government expenditure for the year is set at Rs. 4,616 billion.
Below are the expenditure details by ministry:
Key Ministries
- Ministry of Finance and Planning and Economic Development
- Recurring: Rs. 484 billion
- Capital: Rs. 229 billion
- Ministry of Defence
- Recurring: Rs. 382 billion
- Capital: Rs. 60 billion
- Ministry of Health and Mass Media
- Recurring: Rs. 412 billion
- Capital: Rs. 95 billion
- Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
- Recurring: Rs. 463 billion
- Capital: Rs. 33 billion
- Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
- Recurring: Rs. 206 billion
- Capital: Rs. 65 billion
Infrastructure and Development
- Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
- Recurring: Rs. 52.4 billion
- Capital: Rs. 421 billion
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation
- Recurring: Rs. 83 billion
- Capital: Rs. 124 billion
- Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
- Recurring: Rs. 3 billion
- Capital: Rs. 98 billion
Other Ministries and Allocations
- Ministry of Energy
- Recurring: Rs. 1 billion
- Capital: Rs. 20 billion
- Ministry of Digital
- Recurring: Rs. 6.7 billion
- Capital: Rs. 6.8 billion
- Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
- Recurring: Rs. 24 billion
- Capital: Rs. 5 billion
- Ministry of Women and Child Affairs
- Recurring: Rs. 14 billion
- Capital: Rs. 392 million
- Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
- Recurring: Rs. 6.2 billion
- Capital: Rs. 5.2 billion
Special Spending Units
- President’s Office
- Operational Activities: Recurring Rs. 2.5 billion, Capital Rs. 354 million
- Development Activities: Recurring Rs. 20 million, Capital Rs. 100 million
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Operational Activities: Recurring Rs. 1 billion, Capital Rs. 71 billion
- Judges of the Superior Courts
- Operational Activities: Recurring Rs. 451 million, Capital Rs. 30 million
The Bill highlights the government’s focus on economic stability, public services, and development, with significant allocations for defense, health, education, and infrastructure. The next stages will involve debate and potential amendments before the final budget approval.
