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 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.
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The graphs show data about the police
budget
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in one area of Britain, in 2017 and 2018.
Overall
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, the total
budget
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was higher in 2018, the percentage of the
money
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that was spent on buildings and transport remained at 17% in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the total police
budget
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was 304.7 million. 175.5m of the
budget
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came from the national government,
on the other hand
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, the
budget
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came from local taxes was 91.2m and the other sources were 38m. 75% of the
money
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was spent on salaries.
In contrast
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, only 8% was spent on technology,
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17% was spent on buildings and transport. In 2018, the total police
budget
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was increased to 318.6m, from 3 main streams, the biggest share came from the national government with 177.8m ,
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the least share came from other sources (e.g. grants). The
money
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spent on salaries decreased to 69% in 2018. Noting that the amount spent on building and transport remained the same.
On the other hand
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, the
money
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spent on technology significantly increased to 14%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "on the other hand, while".
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words budget, money, m with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
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