Band 7+: Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.

The provided table and pie charts illustrates about the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one particular region of Britain. The given table demonstrates the origin of the money and the charts give information on how it was spent.

Looking from a general perspective, the police budget had a slight increase in numbers in each source during the whole period. However, the percentage of distributed money remained almost same with minimal changes in 2017 and 2018.

Regarding the budget sources, the total amount rose from 304.7m to 318.6m. National government donated about 175.5m in 2017 and 177.8m one year later. Moreover, the funding from local taxes rose considerably from 91.2m to 102.3m in one year. Other sources such as grants stayed constant at approximately 38m in both years.

Money spent on buildings and transport remained stable at 17% in 2017 as well as 2018. Initially, only around 8% was spent on technology; however, it increased to 6% by 2018. In 2017, salaries for officers and staff accounted for three fourth of the whole budget and was reduced to 69%.