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 pie charts and tables presented information regarding

police

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the police

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budget

for 2017 and 2018 in one part of Britain.

While

the table pinpointed the sources of

money

, the pie charts illustrated the

money

distribution. The police

budget

was categorised under the groups of national government, local taxes and other sources,

whereas

the cost of

money

was divided into salaries, technology

and

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apply

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buildings and transport. In an overview of 2 years, the

budget

shot up whilst the

money

spent still remained distinct groups. The 2017 to 2018 police

budget

encountered an upward trend from 304.7

million

to 318.6

million

. There was an increase of approximately 2.3

million

for

national

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the national

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government. Local taxes raised from 91.2

million

to 102.3

million

, witnessing a dramatic surge of

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an estimatedly

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estimatedly

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estimated

11

million

pounds.

Lastly

, it can be seen that there

a

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is a

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slight addition of 0.5

million

. Regarding the sources of expenditure, the category of salaries for officers and staff remained as the largest

propotion

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proportion

. Despite a 7% drop in salaries, from

three-fourth

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three-fourths

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to 69%, it appeared to be an

addition

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additional

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rise of 7% for technology. For the remaining 17%, buildings and transport maintained the same percentage.