Band 6+: 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.

The table compares the sources of police budget and the pie charts illustrate how the money was spent in one area of Britain between 2017 and 2018.

Overall, the sources of the budget increased from 2017 to 2018. It is also noticeable that the highest percentage of money was spent on salaries over the period.

According to the table, 175. 5 millions pound came from national government in 2017, which was almost double of local taxes. In 2017, other sources contributed 38 millions pound in police budget. In the following year, almost 11 millions pound increased in local taxes. There was a slight increase on money came from national government and other sources from 175. 5 millions and 38 millions to 177. 8 millions and 38. 5 millions pound, respectively.

In terms of the pie charts, 75% of money was spent on salaries in 2017, which was the highest spending in that year. In the next year, the percentage of money spent on salaries decreased to 69%. In 2017, 8% money was spent on technology, while it increased to 14% in 2018, which was the lowest spending over the period. The money was spent on buildings and transport remain unchanged throughout the period.