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 given visualized data describe the

spendings

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and the financing of the

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in one particular area in Britain. The table depicts the sources of

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and the charts illustrate the expenses.

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, the table demonstrates the amount of

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received from different sources in 2017 and 2018, and the pie charts illustrate the difference in how the

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was spent during these two

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. It is obvious that in 2018 the

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budget was bigger than in 2017. It is

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clear that, despite

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growth,

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officers’ salaries decreased in 2018.

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, expenses on building and transport remained the same.

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the table, the National government was the major source of

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budget in both researched

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. In 2017, they provided the

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with 175.5

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pounds,

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in 2018

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number increased

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to 177.8

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pounds. The less significant sources were grants. The amount of

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they gave did almost not change over the

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, it was 38

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in 2017 and 38.5

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in 2018. As can be seen in the pie charts, more than

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half of the entire budget was used to pay salaries to the officers and staff (75% in 2017 and 69% in 2018). The decrease in

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percentage might have been caused by the fact that in 2018 more

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was aimed at technology than in previous

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, it is 14% and 8% respectively. It is

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clear that the

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on buildings and transport did not change at all, it remained

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% during both

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.