The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the data on the

police

allocation

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which the

money

came

from

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and

two

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given pie charts demonstrate the distribution of the payment in the years 2017 and 2018 in a specific region

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England

Overall

, it can be seen clearly that the total amount of

police

budget

saw an upward trend in both years , with the highest contribution

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the National Government. In the meantime , the

money

was spent mostly on

salaries

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the salaries

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of officers and

staffs

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. Looking at the table in more detail , it is noticeable that National Government was the main source of

police

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budget

, from 177.5 million pounds in 2017 to 177.8 million pounds in 2018 .

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figure was followed by the support of local taxes with a significant increase of about 11 million pounds . A small number of

money

from other sources was given to the

police

budget

in

2-year

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a 2-year

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period. In terms of the pie chart ,

although

there was a slight decrease in the percentage of salaries , it

still

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regarded as the lion's share .Meanwhile , the proportion of

money

allocated

on

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buildings and transport remained constant in both two years with 17% in total compared to 14% of the

budget

spent on technology in 2018 .