The CFO's statement about allocating funds to compute capacity and data centers is an announced priority, not a full accounting.
Companies make public statements for specific reasons, often to signal direction to investors or employees, which is a controllable posture.
It does not necessarily mean infrastructure costs inherently outweigh regulatory compliance expenses for the entire operation.
Regulatory expenses, even if smaller, are often non-negotiable costs, like paying the IMI tax on property; they are baseline.
One must distinguish between a strategic investment announcement and the continuous, discipline-demanding costs of doing business.