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 compares the

budget

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of police in an area of Britain, obtained from various

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such

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as the national government, local taxes and other

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in 2017 and 2018. The value of money provided is in millions of

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.

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, the pie chart illustrates what fraction of the

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was spent on

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, technology, and

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construction and transportation in those

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, the total

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in 2017 was 304.7

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pounds

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,

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,

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of increments from all

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, the

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in 2018 increased to 318.6

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pounds

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. During both

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,

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fraction of the

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was spent on giving

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, followed by transportation and building costs, and the least was spent on technology. In 2017, 175.5

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pounds

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were allocated by the government, 91.2 were collected from local taxes, and 38

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came from other

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as grants. In comparison, in 2018, 177.8

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were granted by the government, followed by 102.3

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by taxes,

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, 38.5

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were accumulated from other

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. In 2017 and 2018, 75% and 69% of the

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was spent on giving

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respectively. During both

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years

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, 17% of the

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was spent on transportation and buildings.

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, 8% and 14% of the funds were allocated for technological advancements in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In conclusion, from 2017 to 2018, there was an increase in the

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by 13.9

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pounds

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.

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, in both

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years

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,

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proportion was contributed by the

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government

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and the least by miscellaneous

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.

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fraction of the funds were used to give

salaries

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to the staff, and the least was spent on technology.