Taxes and Budget

MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

CONTACTGarrett Martingmartin@mecep.org207.620.1102 AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the divided reports from […]

Posted March 5, 2021

Tags Budget, Revenue

Diverse bloc of organizations urges Legislature to do more to address Maine's unmet needs

Lawmakers should raise $400 million annually to invest in Maine’s future, says group representing workers, seniors, educators, immigrants, health care and direct service providers, and policy experts […]

Posted February 24, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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

Taxes and Budget

Double tax cut for PPP grants would compromise funding for Maine's recovery

AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the governor’s proposal to provide a […]

Posted February 9, 2021

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

AUGUSTA, Maine — Powerful business special interests are pushing the state to enact a double-dip tax break scheme that would take $100 million away from Maine’s COVID […]

Posted January 27, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on Governor’s budget

AUGUSTA, Maine — MECEP executive director Garrett Martin released the following statement about the budget framework released today at noon by Gov. Janet Mills: “COVID has exposed […]

Posted January 8, 2021

Tags Budget

Taxes and Budget

Maine can help fuel economic recovery for all by taxing wealth and high incomes

AUGUSTA, MAINE — The state’s wealthiest residents have largely avoided the economic and health effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Mainers with the lowest incomes, who are more likely to […]

Posted December 10, 2020

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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

Maine’s Economy

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

Inaction by US Senate is increasing hardship for Mainers and threatens deeper, longer recession AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers facing continued record-breaking unemployment and an unprecedented state revenue crisis […]

Posted August 7, 2020

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

STATEMENT: Revenue forecast shows urgent need for Congress to increase state aid

Without revenue solution, state will be forced to make deep cuts that hurt Mainers and make the recession worse AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, the lead analyst […]

Posted July 29, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal, Revenue

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MECEP response to supplemental budget votes from the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Diverse bloc of organizations urges Legislature to do more to address Maine's unmet needs

MECEP response to Gov. Mills' State of the Budget Address

Double tax cut for PPP grants would compromise funding for Maine's recovery

RELEASE: No double-dip tax breaks for businesses that received PPP grants

MECEP statement on Governor’s budget

Maine can help fuel economic recovery for all by taxing wealth and high incomes

RELEASE: As holiday season begins, Maine families face stark hardship from pandemic, economic crisis

Co-Chairs of Legislature's budget, labor committees join laid-off workers in call for Congress to pass real COVID-19 relief

STATEMENT: Revenue forecast shows urgent need for Congress to increase state aid