Allan907 you are right but the fact remains that Beags is too.
What we wanted was NOT to pay for what we did not get.
What they are getting is the right to PAY for everything inside the wire at outside prices.
I was in a MOD canteen the other day. Only reason it ran out of food was the London bombing that advised people to stay in the building. The food was c**p but cheaper than outside.
What PAYD will provide is either cheap c**p or expensive outside quality and prices. As the profit is limited by contract you can guess which will be top dog. (Beef too expensive).
BTW, the cas allowance for food for a police dog is about 3 times the allowance for the handler.