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 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.
✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
The two charts compare data about the sources of
police
Add an article
the police
show examples
budget and how it was allocated for 2017 and 2018 in one territory of Great Britain.
Overall
Linking Words
,
it is clear that
Linking Words
National
Correct article usage
the National
show examples
Government shared
out
Change preposition
apply
show examples
a significant majority of
budget
Correct article usage
the budget
show examples
when officers and staff received a large proportion of
budget
Correct article usage
the budget
show examples
as a salary in both years
accordingly
Linking Words
.
Moreover
Linking Words
, there was a rise in expenditure of local taxes and in the devoted
money
Use synonyms
for
a
Remove the article
apply
show examples
technology in two years.
According to
Linking Words
the table, the National Government and other sources witnessed a little change by 2,3 £m and 0,5 £m, reaching 177,8
£m
Use synonyms
and 38,5
£m
Use synonyms
,
while
Linking Words
the capital of local taxes went up
for
Change preposition
by
show examples
10% in 2018. As is presented in the pie chart, the
money
Use synonyms
, in 2018 which was spent
for
Change preposition
on
show examples
the
Correct article usage
apply
show examples
building and transport (17%) remained the same,
whereas
Linking Words
allocated
money
Use synonyms
for technology doubled almost reaching 14 million pounds from 8.
In addition
Linking Words
, salaries of officers and staff which
were
Unnecessary verb
apply
show examples
consisted
three
Change preposition
of three
show examples
quarter
Fix the agreement mistake
quarters
show examples
of spent
money
Use synonyms
in 2017 decreased to 69% in the next year.
Submitted by mr.jailybaev on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Vocabulary: Replace the words money, £m with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
What to do next:
Look at other essays: