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 diagrams illustrate the different sources and expenditure distribution in the police system between 2017 to 2018.

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it is clear that

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the total budget for police costs was significantly increased. On top of that, the proportion of money used for paying employees was the highest rate

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the spending on technology was the lowest in these 3 categories in 2 years. Looking at the table more closely, between 2017 and 2018, it was significant to note that the money from the UK government was still the primary income for policies, and rose by around 2 million pounds. On top of that, taxes from

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area remained

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which rose obviously by around 11 million pounds, and the other sources stayed

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only having a small change in the category.

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the pie charts, there was some noticeable reallocation between salaries and technology,

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the salaries for workers were still the main expenditure, there was a drop from 75% to 69%. The same budget was distributed to upgrade the technology, which can see a rise from 8% to 14%.

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, there was no change in the infrastructure funding.