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 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
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The table and
charts
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illustrates
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illustrate
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facts on the
income
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and outcome of police in
United
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the United
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Kingdom in 2017 and
following
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the following
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year in millions of pounds . The table displays the way
of
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money
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come
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comes
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from and
charts
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visualize how they
spent
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their
income
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in
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each year.
According to
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the table, national government, local taxes and other sources
such
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as grants are the main
income
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sources of revenue. The national government has contributed
huge
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part of the budget. When considering
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charts
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the charts
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,
the
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huge amount of
money
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has
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is
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distributed for salaries
while
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rest
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the rest
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of them are
spending
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for
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on
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technology and building and transport. In 2017,
national
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government
has given
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around 176 and it has increased
nearly
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by nearly
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178 in 2018. The second most
income
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is from taxes and it
slightly
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was slightly
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over 100 in 2018
although
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it was 92.2 in 2017. The other sources
such
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as grants gave 38 and 38.5 respectively in 2017 and 2018. When considering
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, in 2017 three quarts
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fourth
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have
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spent
for
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on
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officers and staff salaries though it was downwards to 69% in 2018. The
money
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for technology has increased by 6% up to 14% in 2018.
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, in both years,
money
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distribution for buildings and transport are same and it was 17%
from
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of
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total expenditure
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "such".
Basic structure: Write more paragraphs.
Basic structure: Add more body paragraphs.
Basic structure: Write more paragraphs.
Vocabulary: Replace the words charts, income, money with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
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