We talk about that in the report. We talk about the distinction the budget makes between departmental spending—which is projected to increase at an annual growth rate of approximately 3%—and spending obligations related to the public service pension and benefits plan—which are expected to decrease or have almost no growth. Our estimate was based on government numbers that weren't disaggregated. Given what we know about the pension plan liabilities and interest rate projections, we concluded that operating expenses would increase by approximately 3%.
Is that enough? Determining the right level of spending is a highly political matter, so I will make just one editorial comment: the projected 3% growth in operating expenses is not in line with historical data for recent years. Expenses are to be expected. The forecasts or projections do not assume the introduction of new policies, but every year, the government does make policy changes. It is therefore reasonable to expect that real growth and expected growth will not be the same.