The financial impact of using Bermuda Regiment soldiers to help with the clean-up after the two recent storms is to be reviewed by the Ministry of Finance.

An average of 200 to 250 soldiers a day were embodied for ten days owing to Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of National Security.

He said 12 to 16 soldiers remained embodied after that period for a further ten days to support Belco as it restored power to the Island’s homes and businesses.

“Money was not a factor in limiting the support we were tasked to provide, although clearly we did not seek to inflate the cost to the taxpayer, so we did not call in those soldiers not needed for the tasks at hand,” said the spokesman.

“The total costs for the effort following the storms is being calculated and will form the basis of a submission to the Ministry of Finance who will, in conjunction with respective ministries, determine any budgetary impact.”

Regiment soldiers helped to repair damage and clean up debris caused by Fay on October 12.

The part-time army was then partially embodied four days later in advance of Gonzalo’s direct hit the next day.

The regiment has a budget for this financial year of $7 million, with $2.5 million of that allocated for soldiers’ wages.