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 pie charts give information on the

police

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budget

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for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain, with the table showing where the money came from and the pie charts illustrating how it was distributed.

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, it is evident that the national government accounted for the largest amount of the

police

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budget

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in both years,

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salaries registered the highest proportion of the money distributed.

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, the

police

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budget

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slightly increased in 2018. In 2017, the largest amount of the

police

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budget

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came from the national government, with 175.5

million

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, followed by local taxes, with 91.2

million

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.

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, the smallest amount of the

police

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budget

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came from other sources, with 38

million

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. Concerning how the money was spent, salaries accounted for the highest percentage at 75%,

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technology,

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building and transport represented the lowest shares at 8% and 17%. In 2018, local taxes significantly rose to 102.3

million

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,

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the national government and other sources experienced a moderate increase, reaching 177.8

million

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and 38.5

million

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.

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, the share of salaries briefly reduced to 69%,

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the proportion of technology grew to 14%. Meanwhile, the percentage of building and transport remained unchanged at 17%.