Admiral Tarkin and Lama Su in “Unfinished Business”

Emperor Palpatine's priorities have changed. With the war at an end, the need for future clones is being questioned.

Our contracts stipulate the continued production.

Your contracts were with the Republic, which no longer exists.

Surely you realize the precarious state this newly formed Empire is in. Clone troopers will be needed to maintain order throughout the galaxy.

Indeed. A service conscription soldiers could provide at half the cost.

The skill level and efficiency of our clones is far superior to that of any recruited body.