I did not provide any estimate about the value of this new item....

I did not provide any estimate about the value of this new item. (BTW, this was not news it was official GOV website)
Everyone should make their own judgement.
In a similar fashion to what you think, my level of trust in this company and specifically its management is very low.

I believe one of the good thing about such forum is that members can bring forward information they find on the Internet or elsewhere for everyone to judge for themselves.