The straightforward answer is that we as officials provide advice to our ministers. Our ministers make decisions.
At the last meeting, the president tried to explain the full scan of government programming that went on prior to the bilateral discussions among ministers and among deputies. We took all possible steps to make sure we understood the risks and ultimately the decision-making process undertaken by cabinet.
So did we make recommendations on $300 million worth of proposed changes? We put in front of ministers what we thought was appropriate advice. The ministers ultimately took the decisions. That is the best answer I can give you.