The table and pie charts illustrate the financing and expenditure of a police force in a particular British region during the period between 2017 and 2018.
Overall
, the British police force in the region received the majority of its funding from Linking Words
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national politics, and the largest expense was the salaries for officers and staff. Correct article usage
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However
, a decrease in the percentage of the Linking Words
budget
allocated to salaries, Use synonyms
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remained the highest expenditure.
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Firstly
, with regard to funding, the national authority was the primary source of income for the police in both years, contributing more than half of the total account. In 2017, the total funds amounted to £304.7 Linking Words
million
, with the national government providing £175.5 Use synonyms
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Furthermore
, local taxes contributed £91.2 Linking Words
million
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while
other sources provided £38 Linking Words
million
. The total cost increased to £318.6 Use synonyms
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in 2018, with the national law's contribution rising slightly to £177.8 Use synonyms
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. Local taxes increased to £102.3 Use synonyms
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while
other sources saw a marginal increase to £38.5 Linking Words
million
.
Moving on to expenditure, salaries for officers and staff were the highest expense in both years, Use synonyms
although
the proportion of the Linking Words
budget
allocated to Use synonyms
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area decreased from 75% in 2017 to 69% in 2018. The Linking Words
budget
allocated to technology increased significantly from 8% in 2017 to 14% in 2018. Meanwhile, buildings and transport both received the same proportion of the Use synonyms
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each year, at 17%.Use synonyms
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