The ensemble of pie charts, together with the table, gives information on the British police budget in 2017 and 2018 in a specific area, and where the money went eventually.
Overall, there were 2 main sources, national government and local taxes, together with other sources such as grants, which made up a total of 304.7 million pounds and 318.6 million euros in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The money was then spent in three sectors, infrastructures like transport and buildings, technology, and finally, a huge amount was allocated to officers’ and staff’s salaries.
It could be understood from the given table that most of the budget was supplied by the national government, with more than 175 million pounds in 2017 and a little less than 178 million pounds in the next year. The next major supplier was taxes in both years, with 91.2 million taken in 2017 and a rise of 11.1 million in the following year. Meanwhile, the other sources brought up less than 40 million to the table each year.
From the spending graphs, it’s obvious that in 2017, 75 percent of the budget was used to finance salaries, while only a quarter was allocated to maintain and expand technology (8 percent) and infrastructures (17 percent). These numbers marginally fluctuated, as in 2018, 6 percent of the salary budget was shifted to the technology sector.