DDS Commander The Orchid has asked the UNP for 560 million zarks extra to cover a short fall in funding due to the war. Extra activity, munition production and other costs are eating into the DDS' operational budget which the DDS receives from the UNP monthly (known in DDS circles as the "pocket money"). Separate monies are given to the DDS on a yearly basis to fund ship building and other major costs.
The war has seen a large spike in DDS expenditure which means the operational funding cannot cope. The only alternative for the DDS is to divert money from ship building budget though the DDS say this would be very ill-advised.
