COLOMBO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's 2016 total
expenditure is estimated at 3.14 trillion rupees ($22.36
billion) while the total revenue, including foreign grants, is
estimated at 1.79 trillion rupees, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha
Senarathne said on Thursday.
Senarathne said the Finance Minister sought the approval of
the cabinet of ministers to present the appropriation bill for
2016 to Parliament on Oct. 23.
The budget document seen by Reuters showed that the Indian
ocean island nation's total borrowing requirement from both
foreign and domestic sources was estimated at 1.35 trillion
rupees.
($1 = 140.4000 Sri Lankan rupees)