Can someone explain this budget to me??

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But who is to decide what is acceptable expenditure? I know my MIL thinks we are rolling in it and have stupid expenses, but others think we are tight with money. Who really gets that say and then you have to take into account location. A basic house in Sydney costs a hell of a lot more than one in a rural area, so then you get to basing decisions on where people live and imagine the uproar about that. At the end of the day we are supposedly a free country and no-one has any right to tell anyone of us how to spend our money. If I choose internet over lamb chops, then that is my choice, same with someone who chooses a fancy car and their coffee table is a milk crate. We may not agree or even understand why someone spends the way they do, but we should not be deciding who does or does not get something from the government based on those choices.

On top of that, imagine the admin costs just to deal with such a process, every single family submitting their expenses, what a nightmare! Oh and don't forget what a gross invasion of privacy.