Taxes and Budget Improvements recommended to tax expenditure review process A bipartisan group of lawmakers have agreed to recommendations to strengthen Maine’s tax code. At issue is how to ensure that spending through the tax code in […] Maura Pillsbury Posted January 11, 2022 Tags Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget American Rescue Plan Act funding creates opportunity for Maine counties Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide relief to states and localities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with its passage, an […] Maura Pillsbury Posted October 8, 2021 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Guidance for county spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds The Maine Center for Economic Policy recently submitted this guidance to counties to help ensure ARPA funds adequately respond to local data-demonstrated needs and reduce inequality in […] Maura Pillsbury Posted October 8, 2021
Taxes and Budget Legislative watchdog finds Maine seed capital program needs fixing Maine spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year in business tax incentives. Because allocating money for this purpose reduces potential investments in other priorities including education […] Maura Pillsbury Posted September 21, 2021 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Legislature forms working group on tax expenditure review process The Maine Legislature is forming a working group to evaluate the State’s process for reviewing tax expenditures – a broad set of policies and programs that have […] Maura Pillsbury Posted July 29, 2021 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Closing the tax gap would help fund broad new priorities The Biden administration is proposing broad investments in infrastructure and supports for American families and identifies improved tax enforcement as one way to pay for it. Through […] Maura Pillsbury Posted July 14, 2021 Tags Federal, Infrastructure, Tax Fairness, Taxes