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

The table and pie charts provide information about the 2017-18 police

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of one area of Britain. The table displays the sources of the

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's funds

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the charts show where the fund went.

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, the total police

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increased with the national government being the biggest funder in both years. In terms of expenditure, salaries remained the primary form. In 2017, the police had a total

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of 304.7

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, which rose significantly to 318.6

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in 2018. The majority of

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money was sourced from the national government, with an increase from 175.5

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to 177.8. Of all sources of funding, local taxes saw the largest growth from 91.2

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to 102.3

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, whilst other sources accounted for 38.5

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of the total

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in 2018, 0.5

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more than the previous year. Expenditure primarily consisted of officer and staff salaries,

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the proportion decreased from 75% to of the total 69%.

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, spending on technology almost doubled from 8% to 14%

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expenditure on buildings and transport remained unchanged at 17%