the fraction of the State budget allocated to the maintenance of police forces

[alejandroczech]

“the fraction of the State budget allocated to the maintenance of police forces”
Is it fine to use the word “maintenance” in terms of a government structure that exists at the expense of the budget?

 

[Tarheel]

Why not?

 

[emsr2d2]

Welcome to the forum, @alejandroczech

Please always give us a complete sentence to consider. You've posted a fragment of a longer sentence.