The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one are of Britain. The police shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main feature, and make comparisions where relevant.

The provided diagram shows information about police budget sources in

million

pounds

and its distribution in percentages in 2017 and 2018 in a single area in Britain.

Overall

, what stands out from the collected data is that the main source of income was National Government funds,

while

wages took the highest portion of expenditures over the years. in 2017, Police Department money was predominantly gathered from National Government sources, with 175.5

million

pounds

which slightly increased in one year, having 177.8

million

pounds

in 2018.

Furthermore

, the second most valuable revenue was local taxes which statistics stood at 91.2, and

subsequently

grew significantly by 11.1

million

pounds

in 1 year, with figures at 102.3

million

.

On the contrary

, other sources

such

as grants represented only 38 m and 38.5 in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2017, a third-quarter of the budget was arranged for police salaries,

in contrast

, it noticeably decreased to 69 per cent in 2018.

Conversely

, expenses on technology needs took 8% in 2017 and experienced almost doubled growth in one year, with 14 shares in 2018.

In addition

, buildings and transport costs remained the same in both years, accounting for 17% of the budget.