In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: finance the retirement and health programs for the elderly as well as increase budget flexibility to pay for other federal programs and activities. Choices: 1. Budget flexibility will be decreased to pay for federal programs. 2. Budget flexibility will be increased to pay for federal programs. 3. Budget flexibility will be increased to pay for environmental programs.
A:
2