The table represents the sources of the police budget in an area of Britain for the years 2017 and 2018, while the pie chart depicts the distribution of funds during these years. Overall, there is an upward trend in funding sources, whereas consistently, salaries are allocated the majority of the budget over the period.
Firstly, in terms of sources of the budget, the National Government made the largest contribution to the police budget, starting at 175.5 million pounds in 2017, which increased to 177.8 million pounds in 2018. The second source is from local taxes, which contributed 91.2 million pounds in 2017 and had a slight rise to 102.3 million pounds in 2018. The other sources for the police budget remained relatively stable and were raised from 38 million pounds to 38.5 million pounds during the same period.
Analyzing the distribution of funds, the primary contribution is directed towards salaries of the officers and staff, which was 75% of the total budget in 2017. This slightly declined to 69% by the year 2018. The budget allocation for buildings and transportation remained consistent at 17% throughout the period. The funding distributed to technology was 8% of the total budget in 2017, which significantly increased to 14% in 2018, representing the lowest proportion in both years.