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 comaprisions where relevant.

The table and charts illustrate the police

budget

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in 2017 and 2018 (in millions) in one specific area in the United Kingdom. The table demonstrates the sources of the funding,

whereas

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the charts reflect its distribution.

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, the police had more

budget

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in 2018, as compared to the

budget

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in 2017. The majority of the

budget

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was used on buildings and

transports

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for both 2017 and 2018.

Police

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The police

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budget

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came from

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government (175.5m), local taxes (91.2m) and other sources (39m) in 2017. In 2018, all three sources had increased to 177.8m, 102.3m and 38.5m respectively, made up a total increase of 13.9m in 2018. For

the

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spending

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, 75% of the

budget

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was spent on buildings and

transports

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in 2017. It reduced to 69% in 2018. In

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contrast

, 14% of the

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was spent on technology in 2018, as opposed to only 8% in 2017. The spending on the salaries for officers and

staffs

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staff

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remained the same for both years, being 17%.