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 provide data about incomes and how money was spent in the years 2017 and 2018. All ways of getting money, and how it is distributed, showed the change,

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of other forms of income and transportation. Positions did not shift anywhere . Income sources like the national government and others show little growth , two and a half and third million respectively.But local tax income rose from 2017 to 2018 by 10 million. So, the difference between the totals has

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changed by less than 14 million. Buildings and transportation costs did not change and stayed the same in both years , 17% ,

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, salaries of officers or staff and spending on technology showed the same change , but wages were cut back from 75% to 69% and expenditures on technology grew from 8% to 14%.