You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.
The table depicts the
sources
of the budget
of the police in an area of Britain, in the years 2017 and 2018. The figures are in millions of pounds. Furthermore
, the pie chart illustrates what proportion of the budget
was spent on salaries
, technology
, and buildings and transport in the same years.
Overall
, the police budget
has increased from 304.7 million
in 2017 to 318.6 million
in 2018, with the most money being sourced from the national government, followed by local taxes, and the least was obtained from other sources
like grants during both the
years. Correct article usage
apply
Although
the priority order has remained constant, with the majority of it being spent on giving salaries
, the proportion of distribution has changed.
In 2017, 175.5 million
was spared by the government, while
91.2 million
was collected from taxes and 38 million
from other sources
. Majority
of the Correct article usage
The majority
budget
was spent on giving the officers and the staff their salary
, which comprised 75% of the total money. Fix the agreement mistake
salaries
From
the remaining, 17% was spent on buildings and transport, with the leftover 8% being allocated Change preposition
Of
for
Change preposition
to
technology
.
There was an increment in budget
from all sources
in 2018, where 177.8 million
came from the government, 102.3 million
from taxes and lastly
, 38.5
Correct word choice
and 38.5
million
from other sources
. 69% of the budget
was spent on salaries
. Similar to 2017, 17% was allocated for construction
of buildings and Correct article usage
the construction
on
transportation, Change preposition
apply
however
, there was an increase in the budget
reserved for technology
by 6% as compared to the previous year, making it 14% in 2018.
In conclusion, the fiscal report showed that the budget
of the police was increased by 13.9 million
pounds, with an increased proportion being spent of
Change preposition
on
technology
compensated by a decrease in the fraction allocated for salaries
in comparison to the previous year.Submitted by khushichhillar on
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sources, budget, salaries, technology, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
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