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 given table and pie charts illustrate the

sources

of the

police

budget

and how they were allocated in a particular area of Britain in 2017 and 2018.

Overall

, it is discernible from the charts that there was an increase in the

police

budget

and the percentage of money spent on buildings and transport remained unchanged from 2017 to 2018. In 2017, the total investment in the

police

budget

was 304.7

million

pounds

, which was mainly coming from National Government (175.5

million

pounds

).

While

local taxes contributed 91.2

million

pounds

, other

sources

were only about 38

million

, much lower than that of the other two

sources

. Notably, 75% of the total investment was allocated to the salaries of officers and staff, and only 8% was contributed to technology. In the following year, the amount of money invested in the

police

budget

from all

sources

rose to 318.6

million

pounds

, including 177.8

million

pounds

from National Government and 102.3

million

pounds

from local taxes. The

budget

allocation for buildings and transport remained the same, at 17%,

whereas

the proportion of money spent on technology increased by 6% at the expense of a reduction in salaries data to reach 69% in 2018.