Money is limited and the government decides how to distribute it. The difference between spending it on B and taking it away from A is, to me, absolutely unsubstantial.
That’s quite a stretch. And it shows how limited your comprehension of the topic is.
Clearly, the money that goes to starving children comes from a different Department, and they are on different budgets. You just cannot move money like that.
And I still think that rather than giving a silly paternal leave, a longer maternal leave would be much more desirable.