Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

Maine’s pandemic experience has looked very different depending on where you stand in today’s economy. Essential frontline workers, many of whom were underpaid and experienced poor working […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Bills to raise taxes on high incomes would fund long-term investments in people and communities

The wealthiest households in Maine have benefitted greatly from recent state and federal tax cuts. The top 1 percent receive over $50,000 a year in tax cuts […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 6, 2021

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine can clamp down on corporate tax dodging by targeting tax haven abuse

When Maine communities thrive, so do the corporations that do business here. But when profitable corporations build their wealth by exploiting the tax code and hiding their […]

Sarah Austin

Posted April 14, 2021

Tags Economy, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Pine Tree Development Zones promised jobs but didn’t deliver. It’s time to end them.

In 2003, the Maine Legislature created Pine Tree Development Zones, a tax expenditure program designed to spur job creation in economically distressed areas of the state. The […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 24, 2021

Tags Jobs, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bill to strengthen EITC would boost incomes for 92,000 Maine families, improve Maine’s tax code

The Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is a proven tool to reduce poverty and give kids from families with low incomes a better shot at success […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 23, 2021

Tags Children, EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Raising taxes on large, profitable corporations will help build strong communities without affecting small businesses

Corporations in Maine benefit from our educated workforce, our public roads and other infrastructure, and our clean air and water — not to mention our reputation for […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 18, 2021

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Taxing the unearned income of the top 1 percent would help un-rig Maine’s tax code, boost resources for communities

Most Mainers get the bulk of their income from wages. But those at the top of our economy often earn money in another way: They often have unearned income, from things like capital gains and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 16, 2021

Tags Budget, Inequality, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Why is Maine’s revenue picture better than expected?

Past recessions wreaked havoc on Maine’s state budget and the COVID recession was expected to do the same. While Maine’s current revenue forecast, finalized in early December […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 5, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Recession, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

After more than a decade of cuts, it’s time to invest in Maine’s communities

Strong communities are the backbone of a good quality of life. Local services like parks, libraries, fire departments, safe roads, and clean water are integral to creating high-quality places where Maine families […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 19, 2021

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine doesn’t need a new special interest sales tax loophole

The Maine Legislature is considering a bill, LD 140, that would allow businesses that sell prepared food and beverages to keep one penny of the eight–cent sales tax on prepared foods. The bill would create […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 9, 2021

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes

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Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

Bills to raise taxes on high incomes would fund long-term investments in people and communities

Maine can clamp down on corporate tax dodging by targeting tax haven abuse

Pine Tree Development Zones promised jobs but didn’t deliver. It’s time to end them.

Bill to strengthen EITC would boost incomes for 92,000 Maine families, improve Maine’s tax code

Raising taxes on large, profitable corporations will help build strong communities without affecting small businesses

Taxing the unearned income of the top 1 percent would help un-rig Maine’s tax code, boost resources for communities

Why is Maine’s revenue picture better than expected?

After more than a decade of cuts, it’s time to invest in Maine’s communities

Maine doesn’t need a new special interest sales tax loophole