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 displays the data on the

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budget

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in one region of England from 2017 to 2018,

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the pie chart illustrates how the

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was spent.

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, the total of the

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budget

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from three resources in one area increased from 304.7

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to 318.6

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in 2018. The highest source of money in both years was from the national government. The highest percentage of money was spent on worker’s salaries in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the main source of income was from the national authorities which increased slightly from 175.5

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to 177.8

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in 2018.

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income from local taxes and other sources grew significantly from 91.2

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and 38

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to 102.3

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and 38.5

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respectively in 2018. The highest money of

police

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budget

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spent on officers’ salaries was nearly three quartets approximately 75% in 2017 before it declined slightly to 68% in 2018. Expenditure on public transport and buildings was only a fifth of the

budget

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in both years.

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, spending on technology was only 8% in 2017 before the spending doubled to 14% in 2018.