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.

The table compares the sources of funding for the police department between the years 2017 and 2018 in a place in Britain,

while

the pie diagrams illustrate how the budgets were used.

It is clear that

the national government was the main source of funding. We can

also

see that the proportion of employee salaries had a decrease between the two years. Looking at the numbered table, funding from the national government made up the largest portion of the

budget

, 175.5

million

pounds

in 2017, and with a slight increase, 177.8

million

pounds

in 2018. The local tax was

also

a major contributor to the police

budget

, the number went up by just over 10

million

pounds

from 2017 to 2018. The total amount of

budget

went up by almost 14

million

pounds

in 2018.

According to

the pie charts, the percentage of funding that went towards salaries shows a decline, from 75% to 69%. The amount of money that was spent on technology had increased. Though the percentages of the

budget

for buildings and transport remained the same, the amount of money rose.