Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.


notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) company 2019s financial statements and establishes guidelines for recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return . as a result of this adoption , we recorded a $ 1.5 million increase in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits , which was accounted for as a $ 1.0 million reduction to the june 1 , 2007 balance of retained earnings and a $ 0.5 million reduction to the june 1 , 2007 balance of additional paid-in capital . as of the adoption date , other long-term liabilities included liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits of $ 3.8 million and accrued interest and penalties of $ 0.7 million . a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows ( in thousands ) : . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>balance at june 1 2007</td><td>$ 3760</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>additions based on tax positions related to the current year</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>additions for tax positions of prior years</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>reductions for tax positions of prior years</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>settlements with taxing authorities</td><td>-190 ( 190 )</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>balance at may 31 2008</td><td>$ 3713</td></tr></table> as of may 31 , 2008 , the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits that , if recognized , would affect the effective tax rate is $ 3.7 million . we recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized income tax benefits in interest expense and accrued penalty expense related to unrecognized tax benefits in sales , general and administrative expenses . during fiscal 2008 , we recorded $ 0.3 million of accrued interest and penalty expense related to the unrecognized income tax benefits . we anticipate the total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits will decrease by $ 1.1 million net of interest and penalties from our foreign operations within the next 12 months as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations . we conduct business globally and file income tax returns in the united states federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions . in the normal course of business , we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world , including such major jurisdictions as the united states and canada . with few exceptions , we are no longer subject to income tax examinations for years ended may 31 , 2003 and prior . we are currently under audit by the internal revenue service of the united states for the 2004 to 2005 tax years . we expect that the examination phase of the audit for the years 2004 to 2005 will conclude in fiscal 2009 . note 8 2014shareholders 2019 equity on april 5 , 2007 , our board of directors approved a share repurchase program that authorized the purchase of up to $ 100 million of global payments 2019 stock in the open market or as otherwise may be determined by us , subject to market conditions , business opportunities , and other factors . under this authorization , we repurchased 2.3 million shares of our common stock during fiscal 2008 at a cost of $ 87.0 million , or an average of $ 37.85 per share , including commissions . as of may 31 , 2008 , we had $ 13.0 million remaining under our current share repurchase authorization . no amounts were repurchased during fiscal 2007 . note 9 2014share-based awards and options as of may 31 , 2008 , we had four share-based employee compensation plans . for all share-based awards granted after june 1 , 2006 , compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis . the fair value of share- based awards granted prior to june 1 , 2006 is amortized as compensation expense on an accelerated basis from the date of the grant . there was no share-based compensation capitalized during fiscal 2008 , 2007 , and 2006. .
Question: what was the net change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits from 2007 to 2008?
Answer: -47.0
Question: and as of may of that last year, what was the amount remaining under the current share repurchase authorization?

13000000.0