Mr. Chair, we definitely take some elements into account, such as the cost of borrowing, which is lower for the state than for a private partner, for example. Usually, money is saved by going that route.
However, a private partner may have expertise the department does not. So it is possible to achieve a higher efficiency rate by choosing a public-private partnership.
Once again, I will reiterate the Auditor General's opinion by saying that it is important to consider all those elements before a decision is made because, often, the decision is down to very few things and the hypotheses we are putting forward are very important for coming to a conclusion.