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.

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in Britain.

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the table reveals the sources of the

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in 2017 and 2018, the pie charts illustrate the dedication to diverse fields. It is evident from the information supplied that the

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came from three sources. providing 38m in 2017 and slightly higher 38.5m in 2018, Other sources like grants were the least involved in providing

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in both years. Meanwhile, Local Taxes had a moderate role in assisting the

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to increase the

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and provided 91.2m in 2017 and 102.3m in 2018. Yet by far, National Government was the most significant responsible for it with providing 175.5m in 2017 and reaching 177.8m in 2018. With regard to its utilisation, in 2017, about 75% was used for paying staff and officers' salaries and the rest was spent on technology and buildings at 8% and 17% respectively. In 2018,

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, 6% of the salaries portion was subtracted and added to the technology.