Task 1: 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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
The table and charts provide information on the police budget between the years 2017 and 2018 and show where money was spent in millions during the period.
Overall
, the amount was greater when compared to the year
2017 whereas
salaries were cut down in 2018 and were utilized in other resources.
The police budget could see major changes in one source which is Local taxes because, in 2017, it was estimated at around 91.2 million
while
in the year
2018, it accumulated 102.3 million
. Apart from that, the National government and other legitimate sources added 2.3 million
and 0.50 extra in the year
2018. Moreover
, the Police budget totaled 318.6 million
in 2018 which approximately made 15 million
higher than last
year
.
In 2017, a huge amount was spent on salaries and the remaining was spent on other things such
as technology and buildings and transport. Nevertheless
, In 2018 money spent on salaries drastically dropped to 69% whereas
technology surged to 6% higher and buildings and transport remained unchanged.Submitted by Melroy on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words year, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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