The provided table tabulates data on the budget sources of the police in a certain area in the UK. The two given pie charts show the distribution of the acquired money in three sectors, namely salaries to officers and staff, technology, and building and transport. The budget is given in million pounds in two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018. It is evident that more than half the police budget came from National Government.
In 2017, the total police budget was 304.7 million pounds. More than half the budget, i.e 175.5 million GBP, was procured by National government. In the second place, local taxes contributed 91.2 million pounds. The rest was appropriated via other sources such as grants. Three quarters of the money was spent on salaries for the police officers and staff. The remainder of the budget was allocated to building and transport (17 percent) and technology (eight percent).
In 2018, all budget sources increased slightly in comparison to the numbers in 2017. National government went up by 2.3 million pounds reaching 177.8 million GBP. Local taxes went up from 91.2 to 102.3 million pounds. The change for other sources was insignificant. Budget allocation increased in favor of technology, approximately doubled the 2017 level at 14 percent. Salaries to officers and staff went down six percent, making up 69 percent of the budget allocation in 2018.
Overall, buildings and transport was a line in budget that remained completely unchanged in both years.
