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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant.

The table illustrates the sources of income from the national government, local taxes, and other sources for the police budget in Britain in 2017 and 2018,

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the chart, gives information on the money spent on salaries, technology, and accommodations. Units are measured in millions and percentages.

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, it can clearly be seen that the total police budget increased slightly throughout the period,

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the expenses were relatively similar for each category. In terms of the budget, the national government contributed at 175.5m in 2017 and increased to 177.8m in 2018.

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number followed by local taxes which constituted 91.2m in 2017, witnessed a moderate growth of 11.1m in 2018. Meanwhile, other sources began from 38m to 38.5 over the period. Regarding the spending of the police, 8% of the proportion came from technology in 2017,

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rate slightly rose to 14% in 2018.

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, salaries for officers and staff began at 75% in 2017 and ended at 69% in 2018.

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, the percentages of buildings and transport did not change over a year at 17%.