However, to the extent that banks have not fully provisioned against expected future losses (relative to what would be recovered by the TAMC rather than the banks themselves), pricing of NPL transfers would be complicated by the need for the government to determine the extent to which banks or taxpayers should bear the additional cost of restructuring. This pricing of NPLs and the determination of gain/loss sharing arrangement is ultimately a political decision. The benefits of stronger bank balance sheets, and the associated rise in willingness to lend, has to be weighed against the fiscal costs that may arise from lower than expected recovery rates.22 In addition, the transfer price could set a benchmark for ’hair-cuts’ that may affect borrowers’willingness to service their debt as well as the credit culture in the long term