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 comparions where relevant.

The table displays the police expenditure in 2017 and 2018 in Britain,

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the pie chart illustrates its distribution.

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their budget increased during

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time frame, with the national government becoming their primary source.

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, the majority of the money was used to pay officers and staff. Looking at the details of the first graph, 175,500,000 euros came from the national authority in 2017, which was by far the greatest amount among others. By the next year,

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number had risen by roughly two million. The entire spending plan

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followed the same pattern, starting at 305.7 m and finishing at 318.6 m. Moving to the next diagram, the third quarter of funds was utilized for salaries, which was the largest proportion among others. In the following years,

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figure dropped to 69%,

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it still emerged as the biggest allocation.

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, those in technology showed an upward trend, beginning at 8% and growing to 14% in the final year.

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, those in buildings and transport remained relatively stable, accounting for 17% of the total for both periods.