as described above , the borrowings are extended on a non-recourse basis .
as such , there is no credit or market risk exposure to us on the assets , and as a result the terms of the amlf permit exclusion of the assets from regulatory leverage and risk-based capital calculations .
the interest rate on the borrowings is set by the federal reserve bank , and we earn net interest revenue by earning a spread on the difference between the yield we earn on the assets and the rate we pay on the borrowings .
for 2008 , we earned net interest revenue associated with this facility of approximately $ 68 million .
separately , we currently maintain a commercial paper program under which we can issue up to $ 3 billion with original maturities of up to 270 days from the date of issue .
at december 31 , 2008 and 2007 , $ 2.59 billion and $ 2.36 billion , respectively , of commercial paper were outstanding .
in addition , state street bank currently has board authority to issue bank notes up to an aggregate of $ 5 billion , including up to $ 2.48 billion of senior notes under the fdic 2019s temporary liquidity guarantee program , instituted by the fdic in october 2008 for qualified senior debt issued through june 30 , 2009 , and up to $ 1 billion of subordinated bank notes ( see note 10 ) .
at december 31 , 2008 and 2007 , no notes payable were outstanding , and at december 31 , 2008 , all $ 5 billion was available for issuance .
state street bank currently maintains a line of credit of cad $ 800 million , or approximately $ 657 million , to support its canadian securities processing operations .
the line of credit has no stated termination date and is cancelable by either party with prior notice .
at december 31 , 2008 , no balance was due on this line of credit .
note 9 .
restructuring charges in december 2008 , we implemented a plan to reduce our expenses from operations and support our long- term growth .
in connection with this plan , we recorded aggregate restructuring charges of $ 306 million in our consolidated statement of income .
the primary component of the plan was an involuntary reduction of approximately 7% ( 7 % ) of our global workforce , which reduction we expect to be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2009 .
other components of the plan included costs related to lease and software license terminations , restructuring of agreements with technology providers and other costs .
of the aggregate restructuring charges of $ 306 million , $ 243 million related to severance , a portion of which will be paid in a lump sum or over a defined period , and a portion of which will provide related benefits and outplacement services for approximately 2100 employees identified for involuntary termination in connection with the plan ; $ 49 million related to future lease obligations and write-offs of capitalized assets , including $ 23 million for impairment of other intangible assets ; $ 10 million of costs associated with information technology and $ 4 million of other restructuring costs .
the severance component included $ 47 million related to accelerated vesting of equity-based compensation .
in december 2008 , approximately 620 employees were involuntarily terminated and left state street .
the following table presents the activity in the related balance sheet reserve for 2008 .
( in millions ) severance lease and write-offs information technology other total .

(In millions)
Severance
Lease and Asset Write-Offs
Information Technology
Other
Total
Initial accrual
$250
$42
$10
$4
$306
Payments and adjustments
(20)
(25)
(10)
(1)
(56)
Balance at December 31, 2008
$230
$17
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$3
$250

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Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what percent of severence was paid off in 2008?
Choices:
1
-0.08
12.5
0.08
-230
Correct choice index: 3