12.2.4 Concluding remarks

In some decisions, the Commission explicitly welcomed the fact that the Member State has performed a scenario analysis and that the chosen scenario is the least costly one; while in many other decisions, this relevant characteristic is not mentioned. In my opinion, this is inconsistent. However, it should be pointed out that it is in the Member State’s own interest that the chosen alternative is the least costly one. Thus, even though some decisions do not explicitly indicate whether the chosen alternative is the least costly one, it is nonetheless likely that the relevant characteristic is present in those cases (i.e. that the chosen alternative is the least costly one).