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.

The table and pie charts depict the source and distribution of the

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budget

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for a specific region in Britain, ranging from 2017 to 2018. As indicated in the table, the

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budget

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was primarily generated from two channels: the national government and local taxes,

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other sources

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as grants. Simultaneously, the table illustrates an obvious trend that compared to 2017, the total expenditure and each component of it had slightly increased in 2018, from 304.7m to 318.6m. In both years, the national government contributed more than half of the

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,

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the proportion of local taxes rose moderately in 2018.

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, the money that came from other sources remained virtually unchanged during these two years. The pie charts show that the financial

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of

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institutions was allocated to the following three main areas, salaries paid to institutional officers and staff, technological expenditures and costs associated with buildings and transportation. Employee payroll was the major expenditure, accounting for three quarters and 69% in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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, expenses for construction and transportation stayed static, at 17% each year, and the number of funds spent on technology approximately doubled in 2018, which was still the lowest rate during the given period. In conclusion, the statistics reflect an increasing amount of money being allocated to

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institutions, with a greater emphasis on technological development.