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. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevent.

The table illustrates where the

budget

for the

police

came from;

while

, the pie chart describes how the

budget

was distributed, in millions of euros, in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the

police

budget

was 304.7m and most of it came from the national government at 175.5m. At the time, the money was mostly used for the salaries of officers and staff at 75%. with the remaining 8% and 17% being utilized as investments in technology, building and transport respectively.

On the other hand

, in 2018, the total

police

budget

had increased to 318.6m euros. Most of the funds came from the national government at 177.8m;

furthermore

, the local taxes

also

contributed a large sum of money at 102.3m. The

budget

was mostly used on the salaries of the employees at the time at 69%. The remaining 14% and 17%

was

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were

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used in technology, buildings and transport respectively.

To conclude

, the

police

budget

had an increase from 2017 to 2018, and was mostly used to pay the salaries of workers;

whereas

, the remaining funds were allocated to technology and buildings and transport investments .