Sectoral Allocations: Budget 2025

Abstract

On 17 February, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered his first budget speech for the 2025 fiscal year. The speech outlined how the government plans to allocate expenditure across nine sectors of the economy: agriculture, defense, education, environment, finance, foreign affairs, health, infrastructure, and social welfare. Finance, infrastructure development, and health sectors receive the largest share of the allocation.