Eliminating Maine’s income tax: A boon to wealthy Mainers, will hurt everyone else

Two weeks ago Governor LePage notified lawmakers of his intention to amend Maine’s constitution to eliminate the state’s income tax by 2020. This may mean the governor […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 4, 2015

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of LD 575: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine’s Working Families

“By expanding the sales tax to recreation and amusement services and using the revenue to double the homestead exemption, this bill would provide millions of dollars in […]

MECEP

Posted March 30, 2015

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Property tax relief falls short in 2013, major policy changes still needed

The amount of property tax relief Maine residents claimed under a new state tax credit will fall $9-12 million short of the $34 million forecast, according to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted June 27, 2014

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Today, Eliot Cutler released a plan for providing property tax relief to Maine residents. The center piece is a dramatic increase in Maine’s homestead exemption program, elimination […]

Garrett Martin

Posted April 15, 2014

Tags Homestead Exemption, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Property Tax

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1751 An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Residents

As economists Michael Allen and Dick Woodbury wrote in their 2006 evaluation of Maine’s “Circuit Breaker” property tax relief program, “[the circuit breaker] does more than any […]

MECEP

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

5 Ways to Solve Maine’s Budget Crisis and Prevent Property Tax Increases

Legislators are working to close a $938 million budget gap that is the result of the worst recession since the Great Depression and unpaid-for tax cuts that […]

Garrett Martin

Posted May 20, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers

“Give Maine’s Working Families a Break: Fix and Fund the Circuit Breaker” calls for expanded benefits and improvements to the application process Augusta, Maine (Monday, May […]

Posted May 6, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 816 and LD 956

Property taxes hit low- and middle-income Maine families hardest, accounting for the greatest share of taxes they pay. The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Program, […]

MECEP

Posted May 6, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Give Maine’s Working Families a Break

Fix and Fund the Circuit Breaker Property tax increases in Governor LePage’s budget proposal mean more hardship is in store for low- and middle-income property taxpayers who […]

MECEP

Posted May 3, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1227, An Act to Promote Tourism and Economic Development

We have a dilemma in Maine. We want good schools, good roads, safe communities, and opportunities to achieve a better life. Unfortunately, our current tax system is […]

MECEP

Posted April 26, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Eliminating Maine’s income tax: A boon to wealthy Mainers, will hurt everyone else

Testimony in Support of LD 575: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine’s Working Families

Property tax relief falls short in 2013, major policy changes still needed

What you should know about the Cutler property tax relief plan

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1751 An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Residents

5 Ways to Solve Maine’s Budget Crisis and Prevent Property Tax Increases

New MECEP Report Makes the Case to Improve and Increase Property Tax Relief for Low and Middle Income Mainers

Testimony at Hearing on LD 816 and LD 956

Give Maine’s Working Families a Break

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1227, An Act to Promote Tourism and Economic Development