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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table displays data about the

budget

of Britain police whilst the two pie charts provide details on how it was allocated between 2017 and 2018.

According to

an

overall

perspective,

it is clear that

all examined

sources

of funding showed an upward trend, with Local Taxes being the largest financial support. Conspicuously, the amount of money spent on officers' and staff's salaries was the majority of distribution which outnumbered the Technology and Buildings and transports sectors.

Initially

observing the

sources

of the Police allowance, National Government registered the highest contribution to the police's

budget

which slightly rose by 2.3

million

pounds

, from 175.5 to 177.8

million

pounds

in the given period.

This

was followed by the aplenty of Local Taxes which was a significant upsurge by over 11

million

pounds

to reach 102.3

million

pounds

in 2018

while

Other

Sources

(

such

as grants) accounted for only a fraction of

sources

at around 38

million

pounds

in two years. Regarding

budget

allocation, the percentage of the

budget

allocated to

officers'

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officers

show examples

and staff's salaries witnessed a dramatic decrease from 75% to 69%, followed by Buildings and transport which remained the same at 17% over the period.

Additionally

, the figure for Technology occupied nearly a twofold increase from 8% to 14% but still the lowest

budget

allocation.