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Taxes and Budget

Opinion: Maine doesn’t have to choose between bold policy and balanced budgets

Maine lawmakers are heading into a new term facing a big challenge — how to sustain bold investments in Maine people and communities in a year when […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted January 22, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Governor Mills’ budget proposal: key takeaways and recommendations

On January 10, Governor Janet Mills unveiled her budget plans for Maine through 2027. While the proposal balances the budget through some revenue increases, it largely relies […]

James Myall
Posted January 16, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Taxes take center stage in budget debates

President and CEO of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, Garrett Martin, has similarly argued Mills’ budget proposal comes up short for workers and families. Martin is advocating […]

Maine Morning Star
Posted January 15, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Proposed cigarette tax increase draws praise and concern

James Myall, an economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Monday that an increase to the cigarette tax wasn’t the center’s first suggestion […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted January 14, 2025
Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Janet Mills may get Democratic pushback on proposed cigarette tax hike

The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy criticized the cuts or lack of additional investments in various health care and child care programs that Mills said would […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted January 13, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Mills proposes $1 per pack cigarette tax increase, social service cuts to balance Maine budget

Another left-leaning group, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, slammed the budget, saying it “comes up short for workers and families.” They vowed to work with legislators […]

Spectrum News
Posted January 10, 2025
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy

Maine's Economic Outlook

The state faces a predicted revenue shortfall. Incoming President Trump is threatening to place tariffs on Canadian and Chinese goods. Maine’s labor shortage is expected to persist […]

Maine Public
Posted January 6, 2025
Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Revenue
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

The new program will apply to 90 percent of Maine’s workforce, according to the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy. Self-employed people and tribal governments can opt into […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted December 30, 2024
Tags Budget, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Highway fund shortfall highlights the need for sustainable revenue solutions

At a glance:  Maine is struggling to fund road improvements and support for communities because it isn’t bringing in enough money to keep up with rising costs […]

James Myall
Posted December 19, 2024
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

MECEP statement on revised revenue forecast

Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee met today to discuss preliminary numbers for their December 1 revenue forecast, which helps policymakers determine the anticipated resources available for Maine’s biennial […]

Posted November 25, 2024
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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