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 itwas distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table shows information about the methods, namely, national government, local taxes and other sources, by which the police in a part of Britain collected their funds in 2017 and 2018, while the two pie charts illustrate, how the expenditures were allocated for salaries, technology and buildings and transport. Overall, the highest source of the budget falls under the national government, whereas the most money has been spent on salaries in both the years.

It is evident that the national government contributed the maximum funds for the police in 2017 and 2018, which were 175.5 and 177.8 million pounds respectively. Local taxes showcase a significant rise in 2018 by 11.1 million pounds while the other income sources remained relatively stable, only depicting, half a million increase in 2018.

75% of the expenses are classified as salaries for officers and staff; nevertheless this percentage has decreased to 69% in 2018. Buildings and transport cost remained steady at 17 percent, whereas the spendings for technology has increased rapidly by 6% in 2018.