Budget 2027 invests a record Rs. 2,000 billion, or 5.12% of GDP, in infrastructure, shifting the focus from crisis recovery to growth.
Roads and rehabilitation: Rs. 487 billion, including the Central and Ruwanpura Expressways.
Rail: Rs. 80 billion to begin converting Colombo suburban trains to electric power.
Public transport: Rs. 95 billion for 100 electric buses, 600 air-conditioned long-distance buses, 250 smaller rural buses and 5 new trains.
Health: Rs. 131 billion, covering 1,000 Arogya Wellness Centers, MRI and CT scanners worth Rs. 20.5 billion, and over 140 ambulances.
Water: Rs. 77 billion for clean drinking water projects island-wide.
Cyclone housing: Rs. 90 billion to rebuild homes destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah.
Instead of taking on heavy debt to run loss-making state assets, the government will invite private investors to partner on projects including Mattala Airport operations and port facility upgrades.
