The government’s budget expenditure has reached only 9.17 percent as of mid-September in the current fiscal year 2025/26. According to the Office of the Comptroller General, the government has spent 9.67 percent of its budget under current expenses, 1.56 percent under capital expenses, and 15.89 percent under financial management during the first two months of the fiscal year.
This year, the government announced a total budget of Rs 1.964 trillion. By September 16, actual expenditure stood at Rs 180.18 billion. Of the Rs 1.180 trillion allocated for current expenditure, Rs 114.18 billion has already been spent. Similarly, out of Rs 407.88 billion earmarked for capital expenditure, only Rs 6.35 billion has been utilized. Under the financial management heading, Rs 59.62 billion has been spent from the annual allocation of Rs 375.24 billion.
Meanwhile, revenue collection has reached 10.43 percent of the annual target. For the current fiscal year, the government has set a target of Rs 1.533 trillion in total revenue. By mid-September, revenue collection amounted to Rs 159.98 billion. Out of the annual target for tax revenue of Rs 1.325 trillion, the government has collected Rs 150.40 billion, equivalent to 11.35 percent. Similarly, non-tax revenue collection stood at Rs 7.13 billion, representing just 4.62 percent of the target of Rs 154.41 billion.
In terms of foreign grants, the government had aimed to mobilize Rs 53.44 billion during this fiscal year. However, only Rs 1.27 billion, or 2.38 percent of the target, has been received so far.
Overall, the figures highlight a sluggish pace of budget expenditure, particularly in the capital heading, and relatively low progress in revenue and foreign grant collection during the early months of the fiscal year.
