The table and charts detailed below give information about the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in on area of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.
The table illustrates how the police was funded and the pie charts indicate budget allocation between 2017 and 2018.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the police budget received more funding from all three sources over a one-year period, with local taxes’ increase being the most considerable. Police spending on salaries registered the highest figures in both years in question, while the opposite was true for technology.
National government contributed the most to the police budget in 2017 and 2018, accounting for 175.5 million and 177.8 million pounds respectively. On the contrary, other sources made up the least significant figures at 38 million pounds in 2017 and 38.5 million pounds in 2018. The funding from local taxes recorded the most dramatic increase, rising from 91.2 million to 102.3 million pounds after one year. Total police budget also registered a relatively considerable growth of 13.9 million pounds.
In 2017, budgetary allocation on salaries was the highest at 75%, which then reduced to 69% in 2018. Conversely, technology’ percentage climbed from 8% to 14% and buildings and transport’s proportion remained unchanged at 17%.
Vocabulary:
Budgetary allocation sự phân bổ ngân sách
Funding tiền
The most considerable đáng kể nhất
Spending chi tiêu
Registered the highest figures là cao nhất
In question được nhắc tới
The opposite was true for điều ngược lại là đúng cho
Contributed the most đóng góp nhiều nhất
Respectively theo thứ tự lần lượt
Made up chiếm / là
The least significant figures con số thấp nhất
Recorded được ghi lại
The most dramatic increase sự gia tăng đáng kể nhất
Relatively tương đối
Considerable growth sự gia tăng đáng kể
On the contrary / Conversely ngược lại
Remained unchanged không thay đổi