The table and pie chart illustrate information about the changes in the police budget in one area of Britain from 2017 to 2018.
Overall, the total budget in 2018 increased as all three types of resources rose. At the same time, salary expenditure decreased compared to 2017.
In terms of budgetary resources, the national government contributed the largest amount, rising from 175.5 million pounds in 2017 to 177.8 million pounds in 2018. Regarding the other two sources, the contribution from local taxes increased from 91.2 to 102.3 million pounds, marking the largest increase in 2018. Other sources saw only a slight increase.
In terms of expenditure, the salaries of officers and staff remained the largest expense, but their proportion decreased from 75% to 69%. In contrast, technology accounted for 14% of the expenditure in 2018, making it the fastest-growing type of expenditure that year. Additionally, the expenditure on building and transport did not change over these two years
