Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Tax breaks for families In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down an agreement to provide […] WGME Posted February 7, 2024 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Breaking down who pays taxes In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to break down a recent report about […] WGME Posted January 10, 2024 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wednesday Sit Down
Taxes and Budget Sea Dogs look for state help in financing upgrades to Hadlock Field The prospect of using state money to help finance improvements at Hadlock Field already has met with opposition. Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax policy analyst […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 13, 2023 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Portland Sea Dogs could lose MLB affiliation without $10M in upgrades The new owner could feature prominently in any debate over upgrades. Both the conservative Maine Policy Institute and the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy have added a proposed bill aiming […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 13, 2023 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Business tax giveaways to watch in 2024 Each year the state of Maine gives away millions of public dollars in subsidies to businesses in the form of tax breaks. Often these tax breaks are […] Maura Pillsbury Posted December 5, 2023 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Hollywood strike highlights unfairness of film tax subsidies As the Hollywood actors strike continues, it’s a stark reminder that all workers are essential, and no industry can operate without them. The Screen Actors Guild and […] Maura Pillsbury Posted October 3, 2023 Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Employment, Job Quality, Tax Breaks, Unions, Wages
Taxes and Budget Good Jobs First finds business subsidies contribute to racial and wealth inequality For years, research organization Good Jobs First has been at the forefront of examining the impacts of using public money to subsidize wealthy corporations. Now in a […] Maura Pillsbury Posted September 7, 2023 Tags Budget, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget 5 things that matter to most Mainers in the state budget One of the groups not in favor of the Dirigo Business Incentive is the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy, which argued it will primarily benefit large businesses and […] Bangor Daily News Posted July 3, 2023 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Commentary: Business incentive tax giveaway not the program Maine needs It’s no secret that Maine is facing a critical workforce shortage. A 2022 survey of Maine businesses conducted by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 18, 2023 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The window for balancing Maine’s tax code this session may be closing Proponents said amending Maine’s income tax is the most direct way to inject more fairness into the state’s tax code, while helping to fund critical needs such as […] Beacon Posted June 7, 2023 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
