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

and charts below show the police

budget

for 2017 and 2018 in a specific place

of

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in

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Britain. The

table

illustrates the source of the

money

and the charts show how the

money

was spent.

To begin

, the

table

below shows that a big portion of the

money

was gathered from the National Government with a value of 175.5

million

in 2017 and 177.8

million

in 2018.

In addition

, local taxes are another source of the police

budget

. The

money

from local taxes in 2017 was 91.2

million

whereas

, in 2018 was 102.3

million

.

Moreover

, there are other sources of

money

.

For instance

, grants with a

budget

of 38

million

in 2017 and 38.5

million

in 2018.

Finally

, it is noticeable that the

budget

increased in 2018. The charts show the way

money

was spent in the years 2018 and 2017.

Firstly

, most of the

money

was spent on staff salaries with 69 per

cent

in 2018 and 75 per

cent

in 2017.

Secondly

, buildings and transport took 17 per

cent

of the

money

in both 2017 and 2018.

Thirdly

, the amount of

money

spent on technology increased by 6 per

cent

in 2018.

To sum up

,

it is clear that

the amount of

money

spent on salaries was decreased to raise the

budget

for technology. In conclusion, the

table

shows that the police

budget

increased in 2018.

Furthermore

,

money

spent on buildings and transport remained the same ,

however

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increased for technology and decreased for salaries.