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.

The table and the pie charts illustrate police sources of

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and the

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distribution to 3 different categories in one region of Britain between 2017 and 2018.

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National Government was the main

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source and a majority of the

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was used to pay salaries for officers and staff. Regarding the table, a total of 304.7

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was funded for the police in 2017, which later rose to 318.6

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in the next year. A lion’s share of the police budget was contributed by National Government, which experienced a slight rise from 175.5 to 177.8

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. The figure for Local Taxes was lower, starting at 91.2

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and

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significant growth to 102.3

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. At the same time, the

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supplied by other sources

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as grants accounted for only around 38

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in both years. Turning to the pie charts, in the former year, three-fourths of the budget was distributed to staff’s salary, the largest proportion in the chart,

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the lowest was technology at 8%. In the following year,

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the proportion of salaries dropped by 6%, the other underwent a 6% climb to reach 14%. The figure for buildings and transport showed stability throughout the period, comprising 17% in both years.