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 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 and pie chart
present
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the different sources of the police budget in one British region and how the money was distributed in the year
of
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2017 and 2018. At first glance,
it is clear that
funding to the police increased in 2018, with more spending on technology and less on salary. In more detail, compared to the 304.7
million
dollars
budget in 2017, there was an increase in 2018 at 308.6
million
dollars
spending
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in
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the police.
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main source is the federal government, from which the funds rose slightly from 175.5
million
dollars
in 2017 to 177.6
million
dollars
in 2018. The second major source was local taxes, from which the funds showed a more significant rise from 91.2
million
dollars
in 2017 to 102.3
million
dollars
in 2018. In terms of how money was allocated, salary accounted for the largest portion of the annual budget in both years, at 75% in 2017 and 69% in 2018 respectively.
While
the percentage of salary was decreasing, the spending on technology increased nearly double. It rose from 8% in 2017 to 14% in 2018. And the percentage of spending on building and transport remained unchanged at 17% in both 2017 and 2018.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
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