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 graphs show data about the police

budget

in one area of Britain, in 2017 and 2018.

Overall

, the total

budget

was higher in 2018, the percentage of the

money

that was spent on buildings and transport remained at 17% in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the total police

budget

was 304.7 million. 175.5m of the

budget

came from the national government,

on the other hand

, the

budget

came from local taxes was 91.2m and the other sources were 38m. 75% of the

money

was spent on salaries.

In contrast

, only 8% was spent on technology,

while

17% was spent on buildings and transport. In 2018, the total police

budget

was increased to 318.6m, from 3 main streams, the biggest share came from the national government with 177.8m ,

while

the least share came from other sources (e.g. grants). The

money

spent on salaries decreased to 69% in 2018. Noting that the amount spent on building and transport remained the same.

On the other hand

, the

money

spent on technology significantly increased to 14%.