Task 1 - Me: 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 illustrates the different sources of total police

fund

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funds

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in a section of the United Kingdom,

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the pie charts compare how the money was spent

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in 2017 and 2018.

Overall

, there was an increase in the police budget of the area in

UK

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, and the

amount

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of salaries paid for national

staffs

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staff

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went out.

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, the expense

for

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building and transport

was remained

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stable over

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the two

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years surveyed. Looking at the table, the majority of

budget

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the budget

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came from National Government, contributing 175.5m in 2017, compared to 91.2m for Local Taxes. After one year, police witnessed

a

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slight growth in the Government source to 177.8m;

likewise

, Local Taxes

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rose significantly to 102.3m. Around 38m

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for other sources within two years. In other graphs, in the first

year

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the percentage of

staffs’

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salaries was reported 75%, the highest expenditure,

whereas

only 8% of

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the total

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was spent on Technology.

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, there was a slight decrease in Salaries to 69% in 2018,

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rose dramatically to 14%. Only 17% of

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the fund

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fund

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funds

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was used for public

facinities

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facilities

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maintained in both years.