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Taxes and Budget

Maine House kicks off floor votes by lifting cap on clean syringes, taxing ‘dark stores’

A 2019 report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that of the 25 Maine towns with the highest retail sales, 17 had big box stores appeal […]

Beacon
Posted March 11, 2022
Tags Dark Stores, Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget

LePage income tax plan punishes poor while enriching wealthy Mainers, advocates say

However, economic reports show that LePage-style economics significantly increase taxes for the bottom 80% of Maine families while enriching the wealthiest. In some instances under LePage’s tax policies, Maine’s […]

Beacon
Posted February 22, 2022
Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Ending tax haven abuse in Maine

By cleaning up loopholes in the corporate tax code that help corporations hide their US profits offshore, Maine can level the playing field for Main Street businesses […]

Sarah Austin
Posted February 17, 2022
Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Box retailers continue challenging Maine towns to get out of paying what they owe

The services, infrastructure, and amenities funded by property taxes increase our quality of life and help businesses succeed. But large, multi-national big-box retailers are increasingly turning to […]

Sarah Austin
Posted February 2, 2022
Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Sen. King joins Democratic legislators in call for tax fairness at state and federal level

Fecteau and Terry spoke about the tax landscape in Maine and the importance of creating a fairer system in the state. During the panel discussion, Sarah Austin, […]

Beacon
Posted February 2, 2022
Tags Budget, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Improvements recommended to tax expenditure review process

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have agreed to recommendations to strengthen Maine’s tax code. At issue is how to ensure that spending through the tax code in […]

Maura Pillsbury
Posted January 11, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers

Programs that use public funds should be well designed so that money raised through taxes is not wasted, strengthens our communities and promotes long-term growth and opportunity […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted January 1, 2022
Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Rep. Jared Golden opposed the bill in part because he disagreed with a provision lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions. The Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted December 1, 2021
Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted November 18, 2021
Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget

House Ways and Means Committee tax plan rebalances tax code, boosts incomes for Mainers

New analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found provisions in a bill recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee would improve tax […]

Sarah Austin
Posted September 29, 2021
Tags Economic Security, Incomes, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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