Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Revenue Collapse Creates Budget Gap. Maine’s budget challenges are due to the recession and recent tax cuts

As the new legislature prepares for Governor LePage to release his plans for dealing with an unexpected revenue shortfall this year and an $881 million structural budget […]

MECEP

Posted January 10, 2013

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, January 10, 2013) As Governor Paul LePage prepares to release his budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted January 10, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts

Recent Tax Cuts Increase Costs for Municipalities, the Poor, and the Middle Class Governor LePage and the 125th Maine Legislature used cuts to income, pension, and estate […]

MECEP

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts

Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families. Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families 2 in 5 Maine families- the 40% who can least afford it -will pay higher property taxes

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, October 16, 2012) Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families say the authors […]

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Press Conference: Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families

Waterville mayor Karen Heck, teacher and Maine Education Association president Lois Kilby-Chesley, and Borealis Bread founder Jim Amaral joined MECEP at a press conference today to discuss the […]

Posted October 16, 2012

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A New Plan to Raise Taxes on 35,000 Working Maine Families With 65,000 Children

On Wednesday, the US Senate is expected to vote on two opposing tax proposals that would result in very different outcomes for low-income working Mainers. One, by […]

Joel Johnson

Posted July 24, 2012

Tags Children, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: LD 849: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

LD 849 is a tax “relief” wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is another radical tax and budget plan like the two TABOR and the Paleski referenda Maine […]

MECEP

Posted March 15, 2012

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Raising Revenue from High Income Households in Maine

PERI issue brief confirms that the “Responsible Solution” proposed by the Engage Maine coalition in January 2012 would restore tax fairness and raise needed revenue without negative […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 12, 2012

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Jobs, The Immediate Deficit America Must Tackle

A balanced approach, one that includes a responsible mix of spending cuts and revenue increases by closing tax loopholes for example, offers the best blueprint for sustained […]

MECEP

Posted August 31, 2011

Tags Jobs, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Fact Sheet: Revenue Collapse Creates Budget Gap. Maine’s budget challenges are due to the recession and recent tax cuts

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts

Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts

Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families 2 in 5 Maine families- the 40% who can least afford it -will pay higher property taxes

Press Conference: Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families

A New Plan to Raise Taxes on 35,000 Working Maine Families With 65,000 Children

Fact Sheet: LD 849: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Raising Revenue from High Income Households in Maine

Fact Sheet: Jobs, The Immediate Deficit America Must Tackle