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.

The table illustrates the

sources

of the

money

received from four different

sources

to provide for the

police

budget

in 2017 and 2018. The pie charts display the

money

distributions of the

police

budget

by three categories between 2017 and 2018 in a particular area of the UK.

Overall

, the total

police

budgets were not significantly different between 2017 and 2018,

while

the majority of the

money

came from the National Government. Meanwhile, the

police

spent the most

money

on their salaries for officers and staff in both 2017 and 2018, and there was a rise in the

money

spent on technology in 2018 relative to 2017. In terms of

money

sources

, the total budgets accounted for £304.7m and £318.6m in 2017 and 2018. The most

money

came from the National Government, at £175.5m and £177.8m,

while

there was no noticeable change in Other

sources

of the

money

received which were 38m and 38.5m.

Furthermore

, it was around £10m higher than the

money

obtained from the Local Taxes in 2018 as compared to 2017, and Local Taxes contributed

money

for the

police

budget

at 91.2m and 102.3m in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Moreover

, the

police

spent 17% of the

budget

on buildings and transport in both 2017 and 2018.

By contrast

, the

police

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almost double the

money

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technology in 2018 as compared to 2018, it accounted for 8% in 2017 and rose to 14% in 2018. At the same time, the

police

remained spending the most

money

on their salaries at 75% in 2017 and 69% in 2018.