The cost of ELA to IBRC is assumed to be 200 basis points higherthan the MRO rate but this profit margin goes to the Central Bank and is subtracted off when calculating the net cost.
In addition, the assumed price of silver in the 2012 report is more than 300% higherthan in the 2011 report, despite the fact that the price of silver has actually fallen substantially since then.
The company assumed it would have to offer a rate 0.3-0.5 percentage point higherthan government bonds when it went to the market last month, said Masatoshi Hoshi, its head of treasury and accounting.