You want additional money. At the same time, the government decides not to tax those in which it invests money that it used to give you. The money you are requesting could come from taxing those companies. That would actually help you.
We are talking about additional expenditures, and you are not the only ones asking the government for money, of course. However, you make no recommendation about the revenue. Would it be appropriate to recommend going and collecting revenue from those companies? Does your white paper have a recommendation for getting additional revenue somewhere?