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 given table compares three different sources of police budget in

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of the United Kingdom in 2017 and 2018, and the pie charts illustrate the distribution of

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fund.

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the money that came from the national government constituted the highest proportion of the police budget each year, and the

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received from all types of sources in 2018

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higher than in 2017. Most of the money was allocated to the category of salaries in both years. Looking at the table, the national government was the primary source of the police budget, for 175.5

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in 2017 and 177.8

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in 2018, followed by local taxes, which contributed 91.2

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and 102.3

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, respectively. Money that came from other sources

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approximately 38

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each year. Concerning how the fund was distributed, salaries (officers and staff) made up 75% in 2017 and 69% in 2018. The next was the investment in buildings and transport, which accounted for 17% in both years. The allocation in the field of technology was 8% of the total in 2017, but it saw a significant increase to 14% in 2018.