85.19.1. The Commission shall, on the dates fixed by the Government, transfer, with interest, from the employees’ contribution fund at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to the employers’ contributory fund at the Caisse, an amount equivalent to one-half of the premium paid or payable by the employer in relation to persons who, having availed themselves of the measures financed out of the amounts obtained under section 85.18, continue to be covered by the basic health insurance plan in accordance with the conditions of employment applicable to them. In addition, the Government may determine any amount of contribution from which it may be exempted as compensation for the sums it has taken out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay such a premium.