Sri Lanka had an extraordinarily good year for public finance management in 2025 under the NPP Government. For the first time since 1957 the budget deficit fell to 2.3% which would mean the Government will have to borrow less to finance the gap between Government revenue and expenditure. While the budget estimated a 6.8% deficit for the year 2025, the marked decrease shows the NPP Government has done a good job in managing finances of the government.