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.

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the table shows the

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of

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which provided a

budget

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for a certain area of Britain in 2017 and 2018, the pie charts illustrate the distribution of

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budget

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in three different fields.

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, it is evident that

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the national government was the main source of

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collection, other

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like grants provided the least amount of

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through both years.

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, a vast amount of the

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was allocated to employee salaries.

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with, the amount of

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that was obtained from various

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increased insignificantly.

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, the national government’s help experienced a small rise from 175.5m to 177.8m in

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period.

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, the local taxes and other

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gave more financial support from 91.5m to 102.3m and 38m to 38.5m during the period.

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, the percentage of the

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received by staff and officers was by far higher than other sectors, rising from three quarters in 2017 to 69% in 2018.

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, the

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that was allocated to the technology advancement rose slightly from 8% to 14%

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it was the lowest proportion compared to others in 2017. It is noteworthy that the figure for construction and transport systems remained constant over the period.