The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in the area of Britain.The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

The pie chart illustrates the expenditure of money for three different categories: salaries, technology, and building and transport,

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the table indicates the

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for 2017 and 2018. From an

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perspective, it is evident that the vast majority of money was spent on the salaries of officers and staff,

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the highest source of funding for the

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came from the national government. In terms of budgetary allocation, in 2017, 75% of the money spent was for the salaries of staff and officers.

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percentage declined to 69% the following year. Spending on technology doubled from 8% to 14%;

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, spending on transport remained stable over the given period. Regarding the table, the total

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in 2018 amounted to £318.6

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. The national government was the largest source of the

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, with £177.8

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the lowest amount of funding, £38

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, was allocated from grants. Local tax funding ranged from an average of £91.2

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to £102.3

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.