The head of the HCS Admiral Anderson has said that reports of further cuts on top of those already suffered by the Clone armed forces are untrue. "I can categorically state that the HCS will not have to suffer more cuts on top of those already agreed." he told reporters.
However later on it revealed that the HCS will suffer some restrictions in how it spends money. The HCS has been told to cut back on operational deployments over the next 12 months, reducing training and patrols to a minimum. In doing so the HCS have been told to save 3% of their budget which they will retain but will be kept as a "reserve" for future years. The HCS have been assured that they will not lose the money and if the economy begins to pick up the money will be available on top of agreed budgets. Operational deployments were already cut deeply with the budget cuts however so its not clear yet exactly where the HCS will be able to find the savings.
