The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one are of Britain. The police shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main feature, and make comparisions where relevant.

The table and pie charts provide information about the 2017-18 police budget in a single area of Britain. The table illustrates the sources of the budget’s funds

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the pie charts display where the funds were allocated.

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, there was an upward trend in all sources, with the National Government being the largest funder. In terms of expenditure, salaries remained the primary form. In 2017, the total budget of the police amounted to 304.7

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and increased to 318.6

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in 2018. The majority of

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came from the National Government, with an increase from 175.5

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to 177.8

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. Of all types of funding, Local Taxes saw the largest growth from 91.2

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to 102.3

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other sources

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as grants accounted for 38.5

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, merely 0.5

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more than the previous year. Expenditure mainly comprised salaries for officers and staff,

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the proportion decreased from 75% to 69%.

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, spending on technology almost doubled from 8% to 14% whilst building and transport stayed the same at 17%.