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 come 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 illustrates the sources of the policing fund in a specific region of Britain for the years 2017 and 2018,

while

the pie charts depict the proportion of

budget

spending in three different categories. The

budget

was measured in

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pounds

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, with spending presented as a percentage. In brief, a considerable increase in the total

police

financial plan was noticeable, with only a slight change observed in the

budget

spending proportion.

Moreover

, over the period, the national government was the largest source of

police

financing, and the

budget

was primarily allocated to salaries. In 2017, 304.7 was allocated for

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financing with the majority coming from the national government (175.5) and local taxes (91.2). In the following year, these figures rose significantly to 177.8 and 102.3, contributing to the total fund of 318.6, respectively. Meanwhile, a minor change was witnessed in other sources, with a 0.5 increase within a year, contributing to 38.5 of the total

budget

.

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the beginning of the period, a vast majority of

police

spending went towards salaries, with buildings and transport at 17% and technology at 8%.

Although

salaries remained the largest portion

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police

spending,

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figure dropped markedly to just under seven in ten by the end of the period.

Conversely

, technology marked a notable growth

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6%, comprising 14% of the total spending,

while

buildings and transport remained steady at 17%.