How can the revenue of Local Authority in your country be improved?

• Grants from the centra! government
  should be increased
•  Grants to local authorities should be
  paid regularly and promptly to
  encourage investments in viable projects 
• Local rates should be reviewed and where it is low, it should be increased
  to cater for inflation, 
• The
  revenue collecting sector should be overhauled and only qualified
  officers with proven integrity should be responsible for
  collecting revenues,
•  The local authorities should be allowed
  by the central government to raise
  loans more easily from financial institution  
• More revenue yielding projects should be embarked upon e.g. commercial
  agriculture, housing projects, etc.  
• The
  local people should be well educated to pay their rates regularly  
• Regular auditing of the accounts of the local
  authorities.