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 shows information
abot
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about
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police
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the police
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budget
what
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and what
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they have
sources
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in 2017 and 2018.
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While the
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The
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pie charts illustrate the percentages of how the money was spent in two years.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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overtime
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over time
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, the
police
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budgets had
increase
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increased
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in 2018
comared
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compared
to 2017.
Buidings
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Buildings
and transport had
similiar
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similar
percentages
while
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the amount of money
spending
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spent
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on technology was almost doubled.
Firstly
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, it can be seen that
police
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budgets
was
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were
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reaching
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reached
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in
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by
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three
sources
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, national government- local taxes
andother
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and other
sources
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that contained 304.7
m
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million
euros
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in 2017. The total income in 2017 was less
that
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than
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compared to 2018. The national government provided 175.5 and 177.8
milion
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million
euros
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in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Local taxes had more growth than
national
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the national
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government nearly 11
m
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million
euros
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.
However
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, other
sources
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had
slight
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a slight
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increase over time. All in all,
in2018
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in 2018
, the
police
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budget reached
to
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apply
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318.6m
euros
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.
In contrast
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, in how spending the money, the trend of altering in two years was not steady.
Although
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the
thecnology
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technology
structured the smallest part of expenditures in 2017, at 8 per cent, it was approximately
duobled
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doubled
double
over time, in 2018.
In addition
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, buildings and transport always stayed at 17 per cent during these years.
However
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, salaries for staff and officers were decreased
around
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by around
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6 per cent
overtime
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over time
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words police, sources, euros with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 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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