I would say: the state has all the power in the situation. All the company can do is present its position as well as possible, and as long as they're not breaki

I would say: the state has all the power in the situation. All the company can do is present its position as well as possible, and as long as they're not breaking the law (e.g. bribery, when it would be joint culpability) then that's fine. The company is there to provide value for its customers and shareholders, and employment for its employees. The state's whole job, for which it takes free money from every transaction in its country, is to be impartial. Outside of bribery, at best its culpability is 99%. At worst it's 100%.