President Hipolito Mejia ordered the fulfillment of the government order dating back to June 1997 that instructs all government departments, be they autonomous or central, to deposit state funds in the government commercial bank, Banco de Reservas. President Mejia ordered by way of official letter 2415 that the Controller General of the Republic supervise the fulfillment of the order and report to the Presidency any departments that may be in violation.