Schedule of payment run dates were also sent to departments to enable them to inform service providers of the dates on which payments will be effected. Currently, Provincial Treasury stringently monitors each department's cash flows and daily bank balances. In addition to that, all payment-runs are now certified and approved by the Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer of each department before they are released from the Basic Accounting System (BAS). Personnel Salary System (PERSAL) payments are now processed four times a month while BAS payments are processed twice a month. The Province ended the year with a cash positive situation. An amount of R821 million had been paid and the Province is now left with R1.5 billion. As at 31 March 2013, the cash position was at R2.2 billion. During 2012/13 financial year, the positive cash balance earned an interest of R67 million.