Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same as expressed in the statement sentences.

The Cabinet has decided to raise salaries and pensions for more than one crore government employees and pensioners by implementing the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations. It will impart a fillip to consumption demand and economic growth.
 
1. With a view to imparting

2. In spite of the Cabinet’s decision

3. The Cabinet’s decision to raise