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 provides several sources of funding for the officer needs, measured in millions of

pounds

,

while

the pie chart illustrates the percentages of expenses that police used for various purposes. Both were from 2017 to 2018 in the United Kingdom.

Overall

, it is noticeable that the most budget came from the national government allocation with the least from the grants. Meanwhile, the spending was dominant for officers and staff wages, whilst others were less significant.

According to

the table data, the national government fund was dominant compared to other sources of funds. Having started at 175.5

million

pounds

, the budget allocation was raised by about 2

million

pounds

to 177.8

million

pounds

in 2018.

While

local taxes only contributed around 91

million

pounds

but increased slightly to 102.3

million

pounds

in the next year.

Lastly

, the least budget came from grants, which only accounted for 38

million

pounds

but merely rose to 38.5

million

in 2018. Turning to money expenditure, the expenses were high for the officers and staff salaries. Starting at more than seven in ten in 2017, the spending fell slightly to nearly 70% in 2018. For the other two purposes, it was less significant, which was from 8% before reaching 14% for technology purposes,

while

buildings and transport expenses remained constant at 17% in 2017 and 2018.