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 shows resources grew slightly thanks to the local taxes having an additional 10 million pounds in 2018 compared to 2017. The chart illustrates the spending ratio for buildings and transport being exactly the same in 2018 and 2017

whereas

Linking Words

spending for technology went up 6 per cent relative to the prior year which makes spending for salaries 6 per cent less in 2018

in contrast

Linking Words

to 2017. Looking at the table in more detail we can see that the National Government contributed to funding an additional 3.3 million, local taxes 11.1 million and other sources 500.000 pounds in 2018 when set against a year before. From the chart we can understand clearly that there has been an emphasis on technology in 2018 with a significant increase in spending as opposed to the prior year with the only reduction can be seen in salaries.

Overall

Linking Words

the table and charts reveal the police budget improved marginally in 2018 with much more investment going to technology in relation to 2017.