[font=Georgia]Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to a special edition of the Colonial News. Today, a new minister was elected on the position remained open after Theodore Broker, the Minister of Commerce, passed away. The new minister is Andrei Octavian, a former pilot in the Colonial Fleet and a normal presence in political events. Mr. Octavian has a hard task. The Economy is not doing so well, after the large number of mercenaries that started to work side by side with the Fleet. Let's see what he declared at his first press conference in the new position...
"Yes, all I can say is that I'm pleased with this decision and that I saw it coming."
[color=#80a0ff]"Sir, how do you attempt to fuel the colonial budget?" "There will be some changes but I can't give any details for now. After this press conference I am meeting my team and we will start working on some legislative projects to bump the economy" "Is it true that you want to open the trade routes in the Republic?" "Yes, but this a minor change. This won't be the main resource for our budget." "Do you intend to change anything in the ISE and CMI?" "Yes, I want to make them more profitable and for this we'll need to work with our scientists and ship builders to come with a better ship model for our commercial fleet. Any more questions? If not, I'll leave to my second meeting..." "Yes, sir, if we're going to trade with the other systems, don't you think we need some trade lanes, or even a jump gate?" "Now, this is something I'd like to see but let's focus on bringing the Republic back on the right lane. Now, if you excuse me, I have a meeting to attend to. Good bye!"
As you could see and hear, the economic situation is not the best. All we can do, is wish him good luck!
I am Andreea Steiner, from Colonial News Network and here it ends our special edition. Have a nice evening!
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