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 illustrates the sources of

budget

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for the

police

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in a certain region of the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2018.

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, the pie charts show the ways in which

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budget

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was spent.

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,

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the table, the largest

amount

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of

money

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for the

police

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was provided by the national government in the years 2017 and 2018.

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, in 2018, the total

amount

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of

money

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which was devoted to the

police

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in

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area of Britain was more than that of 2017. Pie charts demonstrate that the highest

amount

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of

money

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was spent on officers and staff salaries. With regard to the table, the national government was responsible for providing the most part of the

police

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budget

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in 2017 and 2018 with 175.5

million

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euros

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and 177.8

million

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euros

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, respectively.

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, the total

amount

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of the

police

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budget

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in 2017 was 304.7

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euros

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compared to 318.6

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euros

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in 2018. As for the pie charts, the figures for the officers’ and staff’s salaries in 2017 and 2018 were the largest at 75% and 69%, respectively. It is worth noting that the proportion of

money

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which was spent on building and transport was equal to 17% in both years.