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.
The table and pie graphs show how much
money
was financed by the Police during 2017 and 2018 in a certain place in Britain. The table gives information about the origins of the money
whereas
the charts inform where was designated. Overall
, there was an increase in the total amount of money
invested in 2018. In addition
to this
, in both years, the National Government was the most important source whereas
Local Taxes was in second place. Finally
, the money
that came from other sources did not experience major changes, occupying the third position. Regarding the destination of this
money
, in both periods of time, the majority was to pay salaries and then
smaller percentages were designated to buildings and transport, and then
technology.
To start with, the total police budget in 2017 was $304.7 million
and it went up to $318.6 million
by 2018. Regarding its origins, in 2017, the National Government invested $175.5 million
while
the next year increased to $177.8 million
. Another part of the money
came from local taxes, which was about $91.2 million
in 2017, reaching 102.3 million
in 2018. Finally
, the rest of the money
came from other sources such
as grants, with an investment of $38 million
in 2017 and increasing by half a million
the following year.
On the other hand
, the majority of the budget was designated to salaries of officers and staff representing 75% of the total in 2017. In 2018, even if still was the biggest percentage of money
destination, it slightly decreased by 69%. In second place, 17% of the total was invested in buildings and transport, which represented the same index in both years. Additionally
, in the third position was the percentage of money
designated to technology, which was 8% in 2017, while
next year increased almost double representing 14%.Submitted by rominaprioletta90 on
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