Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: They noted that the funding must be reliable so that the organization could plan, budget, and remain consistent in its activities. Choices: 1. The school board needed reliable funding in order to plan activities for the students.  2. They needed the funding to be reliable so they could plan consistent activities.  3. It didn't matter to them if the funding was reliable or if it wasn't reliable. 

1