The given table and pie chart illustrate data on the police budget and sources of that money, and how the money was spentin two separate years, 2017 and 2018. Overall, it is clear that much of the budget was obtained from the national government in 2017 and 2018, and a little of the budget came from other sources, such as grants. We can also see that the most money was spent on salaries, and that building and transport received equal amounts of money in 2017 and 2018. In contrast, the least money was spent on technology.
The most money was provided by the national government, with 175.5 million and 177.8 million in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The amount of the budget that came from other sources was 38 million and 38.5 million in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The amount of total money from these three sources was more in 2018 compared to 2017; it was 304,7 million in 2017 and 318,6 million in 2018.
The percentage of money spent on paying salaries to officers and staff was 75% in 2017 and 69% in 2018. The least money spent was dedicated to technology in both years; it was 8% in 2017 and 14% in 2018. In addition, the amount of money spent was equal in both years for building and transport, at 17%.