The table and pie charts provide data about the police budget in a particular area of Britain in 2017 and 2018. The table displays where the fund came from
while
the pie charts present the distribution of it.
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Overall
, it was clear that there was an upward trend in all categories, with the national government as the main contributor. In terms of spending, salaries were the biggest expense in both years.
In 2017, the total budget of the police was 304.7 Linking Words
million
before it rose to 318.6 Use synonyms
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in 2018. The majority of Use synonyms
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cash was acquired through the national government, with an increase from 175.5 Linking Words
million
to 177.8 Use synonyms
million
. For all of the sources, local taxes had the largest expansion from 91.2 Use synonyms
million
to 102.3 Use synonyms
million
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whereas
other sources almost stayed the same at 38.5 Linking Words
million
in 2018, only 0.5 Use synonyms
million
more than the previous year.
On the subject of expenditure, the officers' and staff salaries were the highest cost, with 75% in 2017 and decreased to 69% in 2018. Use synonyms
In contrast
, spending on technology almost doubled from 8% to 14%, whilst the outlay for buildings and transport remained unchanged at 17%.Linking Words
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