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 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.
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The table and two pie charts illustrate the data related to police budget and expenses in a particular area in Britain, in 2017 and 2018.
Overall
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it is clear that
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the National government holds the highest value in the financial plan.
Furthermore
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, the greatest amount was spent on salaries of the officers and staff. In both years, the budget for each category remained almost the same with very few alterations where the national government fund raised by 2.3m and
similarly
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, local taxes and other sources increased by 11.1m and 0.5m, respectively by 2018.
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, the total amount collected rose to 318.6m from 304.7m in 2018.
Next,
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considering how money was used
also
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, changed with minor changes but the positions of the criteria spent were unchanged. The expenditure on technology
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almost doubled and reached a value of 14%.
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, the expenses on salaries declined to 69%, starting from 75%.
On the other hand
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, the sum used for building and transport stayed the same
while
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recording a value of 17%.
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