Government performance in budget execution and revenue mobilization has remained weak during the first five months of the fiscal year. Capital expenditure amounted to only 8.03 percent of the allocated Rs 407.88 billion, totaling Rs 33.87 billion, down from 11.58 percent during the same period last year. Revenue collection reached Rs 409.78 billion, or 78.74 percent of the target set for Monday. In contrast, recurrent expenditure rose sharply, with current expenses reaching 33.39 percent (Rs 394.36 billion) and financial management costs, including debt servicing, reaching 35.32 percent (Rs 132.53 billion) of their respective allocations.
