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

The above information delineates the

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budget for the police departments in one area of Britain in the years 2017 and 2018. The table illustrates the source of income and the pie chart shows its expenditure.

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the data, the main source of money came from the National government of Britain.

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, the salaries distributed lead to the primary expense of the total money spent.

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with, in the

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2017, 175.5

million

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was given by the National government

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in 2018, it rose to 177.8

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.

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, local taxes contributed to 91.2

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but in 2018, it soared to 102.3

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. Salaries for officers and staff are mentioned to be 75% by the

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2017

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, in the following

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it dropped to 69%.

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, buildings and transport hovered throughout the period at 17%. Technologies in the

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2017, spent around 8%

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in 2018 it was 14% which was double the previous

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's expenditure.