Taxes and Budget

Families of 229,000 Maine children eligible to receive first monthly payment as part of enhanced Child Tax Credit

Biden administration launches new web portal to sign up, manage automatic payments AUGUSTA, MAINE — President Joe Biden has declared today “Child Tax Credit Awareness Day” to raise […]

Posted June 21, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Last week, President Biden announced his first major legislative proposal — a $1.9 trillion economic aid package branded as the “American Rescue Plan.” The plan includes multiple measures to […]

James Myall

Posted January 22, 2021

Tags Child Tax Credit, Coronavirus, Economy, Federal

Taxes and Budget

Federal Working Families Tax Relief Act would boost incomes for 187,000 Maine households

For many Americans with low incomes, it’s a constant challenge to keep up with expenses and provide for their kids’ basic needs. Many parents work hard but […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, EITC, Federal, Incomes, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

New analysis by MECEP shows that the proposal by US Senate Republicans to increase the size of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) will do little for the […]

James Myall

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Senate plan to increase child tax credit falls short for Maine’s most vulnerable children

The Senate Republican tax plan fails to offer meaningful benefit to Maine’s working families with children. The plan’s signature change for working families, a change to the […]

James Myall

Posted November 22, 2017

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

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Families of 229,000 Maine children eligible to receive first monthly payment as part of enhanced Child Tax Credit

Biden’s COVID relief plan is a solid down payment on promise to ‘build back better’

Federal Working Families Tax Relief Act would boost incomes for 187,000 Maine households

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

Senate plan to increase child tax credit falls short for Maine’s most vulnerable children