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 charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,and make comparison where relevant.

The table illustrates data about the source of the police

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in one particular area in Britain, in 2017 and 2018,

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the pie charts reveal information about the matters the money has been spent on, in the same two years as the table.

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, the national government was the primary source of money in both 2017 and 2018,

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most of the total

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was allocated to paying salaries to officers and staff. If we look at the table, it is evident that the amount of money the national government allocated to the police is the biggest contributor to the total

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175.5

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pounds

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in 2017. The next year, there was a slight rise

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almost 2

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pounds

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. In 2017 local tax-payers were the second most important providers of the police

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, by almost 91

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pounds

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, the figure increased significantly

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and reached marginally above 102

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pounds

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in 2018. Looking at the pie charts, most of the

budget

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was allocated to salaries, in both 2017 and 2018,

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75% and 69% of the total chart, respectively. The proportion of building and transport remained the same in 2017 and 2018, at 17%. The most significant change is for the technology-related expenses. In 2017, they accounted for 8%, but

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the figure witnessed an improvement to 14% in 2018.