Taxes and Budget

BIW gets a $45 million tax break. It should expect scrutiny.

“There’s little to no evidence that corporate tax credits, such as the $45 million received by BIW, actually spur job creation or investment,” Mario Moretto, MECEP’s communications director, told me. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 15, 2020

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine tax credit data leads to questions about effectiveness of programs

The programs’ effect on future economic progress or job creation is an open question. “What we do know is that the revenue lost to these tax breaks […]

The Center Square

Posted November 19, 2019

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Walmart, Lowe’s among big retailers scheming to avoid Maine property taxes

In a scheme that could lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue for Maine communities, behemoth retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot are looking to […]

Beacon

Posted November 2, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Policy Brief: Big-box stores roll out 'dark store theory' for tax avoidance in Maine

Walmart, Lowe’s and others are pushing the dubious ‘dark store theory’ to manipulate property valuations and win tax cuts, leaving local budgets and other taxpayers holding the […]

Sarah Austin

Posted October 31, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

Large retailers are pushing ‘dark store theory’ to manipulate property valuations, shortchanging town budgets and leaving other taxpayers holding the bill AUGUSTA, Maine — Large retail chains are […]

Posted October 31, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

Walmart appeals to state for massive tax breaks for Thomaston store

“Across the country, the large retailers that own big-box stores have used this dubious legal theory to challenge local assessments, arguing they should be taxed as if their properties […]

Sun Journal

Posted October 31, 2019

Tags Local, Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Maine’s Economy

LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills

But Mario Moretto, a spokesman for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, disputed the Republican characterization of the impact of the Trump tax cuts. “The Trump […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 22, 2019

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Progressives decried the budget for not funding several bills that passed both houses and are now languishing on the Appropriations table — such as LD 1689, which […]

The Free Press

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

Maine Exhales

LePage destroyed the institutional capacity of Maine state government to do its job. The recovery from this epic maladministration will take years. With a Republican legislature backing […]

The American Prospect

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied

Democratic bills were introduced to undo some of the tax cuts, but Mills’ pledge affected the two-year budget process in such a way that no tax increase […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 6, 2019

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks

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BIW gets a $45 million tax break. It should expect scrutiny.

Maine tax credit data leads to questions about effectiveness of programs

Walmart, Lowe’s among big retailers scheming to avoid Maine property taxes

Policy Brief: Big-box stores roll out 'dark store theory' for tax avoidance in Maine

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

Walmart appeals to state for massive tax breaks for Thomaston store

LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Maine Exhales

Maine progressives can claim big victories this year, but that does not mean they are satisfied