Thus the receiver will be able to use the funds immediately without being exposed to the risk of the funds not being settled. This is in contrast to the previous manual system which operated on a deferred net settlement system, where payments are processed throughout the day but the actual entries are only affected at the end of the day.
Although it depends on developments in prices of petroleum products and materials, the rate of change in the CPI may, for a brief period, turn negative in fiscal 2009.