The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in 1 area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

As an introduction, the table and charts describe the total police budget in a certain area of Britain, in 2017 and 2018,

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the table demonstrates the sources of income and pie charts illustrate the expenditure.

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, it can be seen that the total income increased slightly in the second year and there was no significant change in expenses in both years. The total income in 2017 was 304.7

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euros, and half of it came through the national government.

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, local taxes and other sources like grants

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contributed to the rest at 91.2

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and 38.0

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respectively.

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, in 2018, 318.6

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euro total money was there in the budget, in which the contribution from the national government and other sources remain relatively the same,

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the allocation from local taxes rose by about 10

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of the total budget was spent on the salaries of officers and staff in 2017, and it dropped by 6% in 2018. Anyhow, the distribution for buildings and transport was similar in both years at 17%,

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the expenditure on technology escalated slightly from 8% to 14%, from 2017 to 2018.