Sure, I can speak to that. There is an estimate contained in the budget that the fiscal impact of freezing the rates for these two years is $4.5 billion. That is relative to the break-even rates. Had the rate been set on a break-even basis, $4.5 billion in extra premium revenue would have been required over that two-year period, and that, of course, is shared among employers and workers.
On February 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.