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 provided data regarding the sources of the police

budget

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in Britain, alongside the percentage of how the money was spent between 2017 and 2018.

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,

it is clear that

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the police had millions in the

budget

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from three distinct sources and it experienced an increase throughout the period.

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, the money was allocated to various needs, especially for three purposes. In 2017, the police got a

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with a total of £304.7

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, consisting of the National Government at £175.5

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as the highest source, followed by Local Taxes at £91.2

million

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and Others (e.g., grants) at £38

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. Those items had significantly grown to £318.6

million

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in one year. Regarding the pie chart depicted, there was a significant change in dividing the available

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period, salaries for officers and staff were the highest share at 75%.

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, it dropped to 69% in 2018.

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, technology has risen from 8% to 14%. Meanwhile, buildings and transport remained steady at 17%. In conclusion,

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data shows that technology was the top priority,

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the increase in the

budget

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.