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 given table and charts illustrate the police

expenditure

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as well as

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how it was spent in one particular area of Britain from 2017 to 2018. The table shows the sources of the

budget

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's funds

while

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the charts show where the funds are spent.

Overall

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, the total police

budget

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increased, with the national government being the most bigger funder in the years 2017 and 2018. In terms of

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, salaries fall during the time period.

It is clear that

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, in 2017, the police had a total

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of 304,7

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which rose dramatically to 318,6

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in 2018. The vast majority of

this

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money was sourced from the national government increasing from 175,5

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to 177,8

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. The local taxes saw the largest growth from 91,2

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to 102,8

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while

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other sources

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as grants accounted for 38,5

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of the

budget

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in 2018, 0,5

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more than the previous year. In terms of the

expenditure

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of officer and staff salaries decreased significantly from 75% of the total to 69%.

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, the

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on technology experienced a slight growth from 8% to 14%,

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expenditure

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on building and transport remained unchanged the same at 17% during the time period.