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

of police in an area of Britain, obtained from various

sources

such

as the national government, local taxes and other

sources

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

pounds

.

Additionally

, the pie chart illustrates what fraction of the

budget

was spent on

salaries

, technology, and

for

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construction and transportation in those

years

.

Overall

, the total

budget

in 2017 was 304.7

million

pounds

,

however

,

as a consequence

of increments from all

sources

, the

budget

in 2018 increased to 318.6

million

pounds

. During both

years

,

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fraction of the

budget

was spent on giving

salaries

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

million

pounds

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

million

came from other

sources

such

as grants. In comparison, in 2018, 177.8

million

were granted by the government, followed by 102.3

million

by taxes,

lastly

, 38.5

million

were accumulated from other

sources

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

budget

was spent on giving

salaries

respectively. During both

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years

, 17% of the

budget

was spent on transportation and buildings.

Lastly

, 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

budget

by 13.9

million

pounds

.

Moreover

, in both

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years

,

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proportion was contributed by the

govenment

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government

,

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and the least by miscellaneous

sources

.

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fraction of the funds were used to give

salaries

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