The table and charts detailed below give information about the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in on area of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

The table and charts detailed below give information about the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in on area of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.
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The first table compares the sources of the police
budget
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in 2017 and 2018 in a particular area in Britain,
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the second pie chart illustrates the percentage of money distribution in three different kinds of categories during the given period.
It is clear that
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the police
budget
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saw an increase in 2018.
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, the major spending was on the salaries of officers and employees in both years. Looking at the information in more detail, the major source was from the national government, which had £175.5m in 2017 and
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grew to £177.8m in 2018.
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, the
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from local taxes was £91.2m, rising to £102.3m in 2018. As for other sources, they remained the lowest figure in both years, at £38m and £38.5m, respectively. In terms of
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picture,it can be seen that compared to 2017, the
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spent on salaries slightly declined from 75% to 69%,
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technology spending remained constant at 17%.
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, expenditure on building and transport accounted for 8% in 2017, rising to 15% by 2018.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "additionally, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words budget, m with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compares" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • budget allocation
  • funding sources
  • government policies
  • economic conditions
  • community services
  • crime prevention
  • public safety
  • significant increase/decrease
  • distribution
  • assessment
  • reflection
  • allocation shifts
  • budget comparison
  • impact analysis
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