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 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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The table represents the total
of
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police
budgets from three sources, and the pies depict the amount of money spent by
police
in three categories.
This
event was located in a certain area of Britain between 2017 and 2018.
Overall
,
police
received funds the most from the national government and the majority of usage was for salaries. Throughout one year,
police
budgets increased from 304.7
million
euros
to 318.6
million
euros
, with the states contributing the most funds, sending more than 170,000,000 in both years. Followed by local taxes at 91.2
million
euros
in 2017 and 11.1
million
euros
higher in 2018. Other sources, including grants, experienced a slight increase of 0.5
million
euros
in 2018.
Police
managed their financial expenditures into three parts. In 2017 and 2018, paying the officers and staff comprised 75% and 69% respectively, representing a significant portion.
While
budgets for building and transport remained stable by 17%, technology
cost
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increased 6% from 8% in 2017 to 14% in 2018.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words police, million, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Fiscal allocations
  • Revenue streams
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Expenditure
  • Financial appropriation
  • Government grants
  • Local taxation
  • Operational costs
  • Capital investment
  • Public safety
  • Crime prevention
  • Community policing
  • Resource allocation
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Budgetary constraints
  • Fiscal year
  • Fund disbursement
  • Budget deficit/surplus
  • Trend analysis
  • Financial sustainability
  • Law enforcement funding
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