The accounting currently tallies specific value, subject, time, operator, reference, auditor and arranger of each spending item, according to Ou.

Some netizens wondered if suspicious spending would not be displayed in the accounting, and whether coverage would be limited by the cumbersome recording process. Many, however, maintained it as "progress and better than not having it".

An official from neighboring Guizhou province, who did not want to be named, said the town's practice was "impossible" to follow, because there may be resistance as the amount of expenditures vary from region to region.