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 chart show how it was distributed

The supplied table and pie graph depict the different three types of

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National Government, Local Tax and Other sources UK police had

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three ways of spending

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named Salaries, Technology and building and transport in 2017 and 2018.

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the total amount of

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increased and the highest expense of

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was spent on salary for officers and staff. Focusing on the details, the UK police budget from the National Government was the most expensive which was 175.7m in 2017 and 177.8m in 2018

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the table.

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, the amount of Local Taxes is the second lowest figure in both years which are 91.2m and 102.3m respectively. In terms of other sources like grants,

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section recorded approximately 38m in 2017 and 2018. It is worth noting that the total cost increased by about 14m for one year. Moving to the expenses the police spent, 75% of the

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was utilized for salary in 2017, but

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figure decreased by 6% in the next year.

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, the cost of technology crept up twice for the given timescale but it remained the second lowest position.

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, the expense for buildings and transport accounted for 17% in the given two years.