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. Summrise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comaprisons where relevant.

The table and chart illustrate key information about the police budget in one area of Britain for 2017 and 2018. The table presents the

sources

of income, and the chart presents how they spent the money. The units are measured in percentage.

Overall

, it is clear from the table that significant

sources

came from the national government during the given period, in 2017 it was about 175.5m, and there was a slight increase in 2018, it was about 177.8m.

In addition

, it can be observed that there is a sharp increase in local tax income, in 2017 it was about 91.2m, and it increased dramatically to 102.3m in 2018,

whereas

the other

sources

were the lowest

sources

in comparison to the other indicated

sources

.

According to

what is shown, police spent the incomes by distributing them to three sectors. There is a significant sector that police allocate their income into it, in 2017, they spent about 75% of the budget on salaries, and the percentage has declined by 6%. Clearly, in 2017, the government allocated about 8% of the budget and spent it on technology demands, and it rose up in 2018 to become 14%. In terms of buildings, it remained steady in the given period.