The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came f the charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main featu make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides data on the

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of the police from 2017 to 2018 in a town in Britain. The pie chart illustrates how the

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was spent for a given period in a certain area.

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, it is evident that a bigger part of the

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was provided by the national government and local taxes,

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for other sources, it was lower for both years.

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, the highest share of

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devoted to salaries compared to other categories. Looking in more detail, the national government supplied the major ratio of the

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, which was around 175.5m in 2017, followed by a modest increase of 177.8m.

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figure for local taxes was around 91.2m and rose considerably by 102.3m in 2018.

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, other sources,

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as grants, accounted for a lower proportion of the

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at 38m as opposed to other sources,

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it saw a very slight growth. When it comes to the total

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, it experienced a gradual increase from 304.7m to 318.6m. Regarding spending of certain

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, the dominant rate was wages, though

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pattern decreased by 69% in 2018.

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, 8% of

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was diverted to technology in 2017, and

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figure almost observed a rise of 14% by 2018. In terms of buildings and transport,

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stat remained untouched throughout the period given.