Taxes and Budget Early victory for tax fairness as Maine clamps down on corporate tax loopholes Last week, the Legislature took a positive step toward tax fairness by closing a loophole in Maine’s tax code that gives corporations a tax break based on their foreign sales. As part of the […] Mario Moretto Posted March 17, 2021 Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on passage of supplemental budget AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the Legislature’s approval early Friday morning of […] Posted March 12, 2021 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget MECEP response to Gov. Mills' State of the Budget Address AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to Gov. Janet Mills’ State of the Budget […] Posted February 24, 2021
Jobs and Income New year brings minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid time off for Maine workers The new year brought new improvements to job quality for Maine workers, as the minimum wage increased and a new, statewide law to provide paid time off […] Mario Moretto Posted January 6, 2021 Tags Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days, Wages
Jobs and Income RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis Congress must pass new round of COVID relief to address hunger, housing insecurity and joblessness for tens of thousands of Mainers AUGUSTA, MAINE — Maine enters the holiday […] Posted November 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing
Taxes and Budget Congress must act boldly to protect Maine families, communities from harm Maine faces a revenue shortfall of at least $1.2 billion in the next fiscal year. If unaddressed, this fiscal crisis would hurt families and communities, and make the recession worse. Congress must include state fiscal relief in the next coronavirus bill. Mario Moretto Posted May 8, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession
Taxes and Budget Federal aid makes up one-third of Maine's budget. Trump's budget plan threatens that funding. President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget proposal paints a crystal-clear picture of his his vision for the country. That vision starts with a plethora of funding cuts that […] Mario Moretto Posted February 13, 2020 Tags Budget, Federal
Taxes and Budget Two years later, Trump Tax Cuts are a proven failure Two years ago, today, the US Senate enacted the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” or TCJA, known more commonly as the Trump Tax Cuts. The $1.9 trillion […] Mario Moretto Posted December 20, 2019 Tags Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes Large retailers are pushing ‘dark store theory’ to manipulate property valuations, shortchanging town budgets and leaving other taxpayers holding the bill AUGUSTA, Maine — Large retail chains are […] Posted October 31, 2019 Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks
Taxes and Budget Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate “According to MECEP policy analyst Sarah Austin, who authored the report, the change can be attributed to the Maine Legislature’s passage of an expanded Maine Earned Income […] Beacon Posted September 6, 2019 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes