Defence Budget up by 19 per cent

(October, 14, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) According to the appropriation bill for 2008, the total projected recurrent expenditure for the Sri Lanka Army will be 6, 618, 80, 00,000 rupees. The total projected capital expenditure for the SLA will be 650, 00, 00,000 rupees.

The Sri Lanka Navy will receive 1, 917, 40, 00,000 rupees as recurrent expenditure and 800, 00, 00,000 rupees as capital expenditure. The total projected recurrent expenditure of the Sri Lanka Airforce will be 1, 356, 00, 00,000 rupees. The Total projected capital expenditure of the SLAF’ is 600, 00, 00,000 rupees.

The Police Department will receive 3,224,47,00,000 rupees as recurrent expenditure and 4,97,55,00,000 rupees as capital expenditure. The newly established Civil Defence Department , which is made up of former homeguards, will receive 655,50,00,000 rupees as recurrent expenditure and 50,00,00,000 rupees as capital expenditure. And the Minister of Defence, Public Security and Law and Order will receive 172,5300,000 rupees as recurrent expenditure and 102,45,00,000 rupees as capital expenditure.