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 showed how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table and pie charts provide information on the

police

budget

for 2017 and 2018 in Britain. The table describes the sources of the

budget

,

while

the table charts illustrate how it was allocated.

Overall

, in both years, salaries accounted for the largest proportion of the

budget

. Spending on buildings and transport remained constant,

while

the allocation for technology increased.

Additionally

, the

overall

police

budget

saw an increase in 2018.

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to the data in more detail, the largest source of the

police

budget

in both years was the National Government, with a figure of £175.5

million

in 2017, increasing to £177.8

million

in 2018. Local taxes followed the second-largest source, providing £91.2

million

in 2017 and £102.3

million

in 2018. Other sources contributed £38

million

in 2017, slightly increasing to £38.5

million

in 2018.

As a result

, the total

police

budget

grew from £304.7

million

in 2017 to £318.6

million

in 2018. Regarding expenditure, in 2017, salaries accounted

one-fourth

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of the

budget

,

while

buildings

and

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transport, and technology received 17% and 8% respectively.

In contrast

, in 2018, the proportion of the

budget

spent on salaries decreased to 69%,

while

the allocation for technology increased to 14%. Interestingly, spending on buildings and transport remained unchanged at 17% in 2018.