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

With baseline budget settled, lawmakers must shift focus to Maine's long-term recovery

AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement after the Maine Legislature approved a baseline biennial budget […]

Posted March 30, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Economic Security

Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on 'Back-to-Basics' budget

AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the ‘Back-to-Basics’ budget plan under consideration in the Maine […]

Posted March 25, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Maine lawmakers weigh income tax hikes, despite opposition from Mills

Sarah Austin, a tax and budget policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the measures would “raise significant and needed revenue and would do […]

The Center Square

Posted March 24, 2021

Tags Budget, Income Tax, 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

Taxes and Budget

Analyst: COVID relief provision seeks to ensure funds are spent on services, not tax cuts

The federal provision doesn’t entirely prevent state officials from cutting taxes. Some scenarios, such as slashing one tax but offsetting it with a tax increase, wouldn’t be […]

Beacon

Posted March 16, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for 28,000 Businesses and 160,000 Unemployed Workers

Speaking in favor of the bill, Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy said that the measure would raise about $78 million in revenue each […]

The Free Press

Posted March 16, 2021

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The state of Maine’s budget debate ahead of Janet Mills’ virtual speech

But Sarah Austin, a budget analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy and a member of the state’s economic forecasting commission, argues the opposite is true. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted March 15, 2021

Tags Budget, Revenue

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 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

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

With baseline budget settled, lawmakers must shift focus to Maine's long-term recovery

MECEP statement on 'Back-to-Basics' budget

Maine lawmakers weigh income tax hikes, despite opposition from Mills

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

Analyst: COVID relief provision seeks to ensure funds are spent on services, not tax cuts

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for 28,000 Businesses and 160,000 Unemployed Workers

The state of Maine’s budget debate ahead of Janet Mills’ virtual speech

MECEP statement on passage of supplemental budget

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