The table and pie charts below give information about the police budget in one area of Britain. The table shows the sources of the police budget for the years 2017 and 2018, while the pie charts show how the money was distributed in the same years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides statistics on the police budget in 2017 and 2018. Two pie charts present data concerning how the money was spent in the same years.

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, the total police budget increased during

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period. Salaries for officers and staff decreased slightly,

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the proportion spent on buildings and transport remained the same and spending on technology increased. The largest amount of money came from the national government, and the figure increased from 175.5

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in 2017 to 177.8

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in 2018. The second largest source was local taxes, which rose from 91.2m to 102.3m over the period. Other sources contributed the least amount of money, increasing slightly from 38m to 38.5m. The total amount of

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from 304.7m to 318.6m. Regarding expenditure, salaries made up the majority of the budget in both years. The figure decreased from 75% in 2017 to 69% in 2018. The indicators for buildings and transport remained at 17% in both years,

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the figure for technology rose significantly, from 8% in 2017 to 14% in 2018.