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.

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 illustrates the source of funds to the police department for a particular region in Britain and the pie chart gives information regarding the allocation to various fields within the department in 2017 and 2018.
Overall
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, there is a stable increase in the fund from 2017 to 2018 and the money spent on sub-division slightly varies. The National Government plays a main source of income for the department, following taxes with 175. 5 and 91. 2
million
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pounds in 2017. In the following year, there was a slight increase from the government of around 2. 2
million
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while
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there was a noticeable increase of approximately 10
million
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in 2018 from taxes.
Although
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income from other sources remains stable in both years at around 38
million
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. The budget allocation is given a high priority to the salary regardless of any year but there is a reduction of 6% from 2018 to 2017.
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, the amount spent on
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technology has increased from 8 to 14% in 2018.
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, the income allocated to buildings and transportation remains 17% in both years.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "gives" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remains" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
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