the table and the charts provide information concerning the source of the UK's 
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 the allocation in 2017 compared to 2018
generally speaking, the Linking Words
police
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pounds
 in 2017 to 318 Use synonyms
million
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pounds
 in 2018.
as  presented in the table, the sources of cops budget in the UK were from Use synonyms
national
 government in major, around 175,5 Add an article
the national
million
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pounds
 and 177,8 Use synonyms
million
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pounds
 in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Local taxes Use synonyms
also
 give a big portion to the Linking Words
police
's financial source, it is 91.2 Use synonyms
million
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pounds
 in 2017 and growing up to 102.3 Use synonyms
million
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pounds
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police
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also
 got economic input from other resources Linking Words
such
 as grants but in small numbers, 38 Linking Words
million
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pounds
 in the first year and slightly lifted up to 38.5 Use synonyms
million
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pounds
 in the next year.
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on the other hand
, the UK's cops spent the allocation mostly on the officer's and staff's salaries even though it  decreased, from approximately 75 per Linking Words
cent
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at the end
 of the period. unlike the wages cost, the purchases by the Britain Linking Words
Police
 in technology jumped up from 8 per Use synonyms
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while
 the spending on building and transport remained stable at 17 per Linking Words
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