Taxes and Budget

LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

Governor Paul LePage ignited a vigorous public debate this week with his proposal to cut about $220 million in state funding for services important to working families, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 8, 2011

Tags Budget, Health Care, Medicaid, Seniors

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Letter to the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force

We appreciate the Task Force’s efforts, pursuant to Part KKK of PL 2011, chapter 380, to prioritize services, consolidate functions, and eliminate duplication and inefficiencies. In doing […]

MECEP

Posted November 7, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearings on LDs 225, 409, 777 and 877: Bond Issue Proposals

With more than 100,000 Mainers unemployed or underemployed, we must, as a State, do whatever we responsibly can to help create jobs. Bonds will help create jobs in […]

MECEP

Posted September 28, 2011

Tags Bonds

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Jobs, The Immediate Deficit America Must Tackle

A balanced approach, one that includes a responsible mix of spending cuts and revenue increases by closing tax loopholes for example, offers the best blueprint for sustained […]

MECEP

Posted August 31, 2011

Tags Jobs, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes

The Governor’s Budget proposal spends $20 Million for income tax reductions of over $3,000 each in 2013 for about 7,000 tax households with incomes above $350,000. $20 […]

MECEP

Posted June 3, 2011

Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Opinion Round Up for May 23, 2011

These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog. Links to these and other news and […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 23, 2011

Tags Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax Burden “Rankings” Poor Measure of a State’s Economic Climate

“Tax cuts may be an effective political strategy and lowering business and investment taxes may appeal to corporate interests and attract campaign contributions, but they have little […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 19, 2011

Tags Economy, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on LD 1153 “An Act To Regulate the Bonded Indebtedness of the State”

MECEP opposes LD 1153 because we believe strongly that it will be bad for the economy of Maine, by increasing costs and delays for prudent borrowing for […]

MECEP

Posted May 17, 2011

Tags Bonds

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on L.D. 1043, Revised Administration FY 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Proposal

“The Administration’s latest tax proposal as amended by the change package is not an improvement over, and in some respects is worse than, the original plan. The […]

MECEP

Posted May 11, 2011

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: The Administration's Latest Tax Plan: Deja vu all over again

MECEP analysis of the tax proposals that have emerged from the legislative process in the wake of new revenue shortfall projections. by Dan Coyne, Fiscal Policy Analyst The […]

MECEP

Posted May 10, 2011

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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LePage Plan to Cut Services Raises a Media Firestorm

MECEP Letter to the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force

Testimony at Hearings on LDs 225, 409, 777 and 877: Bond Issue Proposals

Fact Sheet: Jobs, The Immediate Deficit America Must Tackle

IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes

Opinion Round Up for May 23, 2011

Tax Burden “Rankings” Poor Measure of a State’s Economic Climate

Testimony on LD 1153 “An Act To Regulate the Bonded Indebtedness of the State”

Testimony on L.D. 1043, Revised Administration FY 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Proposal

Fact Sheet: The Administration's Latest Tax Plan: Deja vu all over again