Taxes and Budget

Costly Tax Cuts Won’t Keep People in Maine

Findings explode the common myth “if you tax them, they will flee” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, Augusta 4, 2011)– Contrary to the arguments of supporters, the income […]

Posted August 4, 2011

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes

The Governor’s Budget proposal spends $20 Million for income tax reductions of over $3,000 each in 2013 for about 7,000 tax households with incomes above $350,000. $20 […]

MECEP

Posted June 3, 2011

Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Senate Votes Huge Estate Tax Giveaway to the Wealthy Funded by Cuts that Will Hurt Low and Middle Income Maine Families

Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today urges the Maine House to reject legislation passed yesterday in the Maine Senate to […]

Posted May 25, 2011

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: The Administration's Latest Tax Plan: Deja vu all over again

MECEP analysis of the tax proposals that have emerged from the legislative process in the wake of new revenue shortfall projections. by Dan Coyne, Fiscal Policy Analyst The […]

MECEP

Posted May 10, 2011

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Tax Plan Winners & Losers

Governor LePage’s recent tax proposals will not accomplish those aims. They provide huge tax breaks for the wealthy, undercut funding for important public services and investments, and […]

MECEP

Posted February 28, 2011

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

In the Maine Media

Here are three items that appeared recently in the Maine media that Line Items readers may find to be of interest. In his Saturday (November 20th) column […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 22, 2010

Tags Employment, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

In Today's News

Beginning today, MECEP will occasionally recommend recent items from Maine news sources that our readers may find to be of interest. We welcome your feedback. Here are […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted November 18, 2010

Tags Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits

The Honorable Susan M. Collins United States Senator 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Collins: In less than two months, virtually all of […]

MECEP

Posted November 12, 2010

Tags Employment, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony Regarding LD 1694 (Transparency and Accountability for Tax Breaks)

As this Committee is too intimately aware, the state of Maine’s economy is bleak. Unemployment is high and revenues are not stable. At least one to two […]

MECEP

Posted February 2, 2010

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Choices: Weakening the Estate Tax: Putting our Future Prosperity at Risk

In 2001, Congress passed legislation that would lead to the phasing out of the estate tax. This tax affects only a very few wealthy Americans but full […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 30, 2009

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Costly Tax Cuts Won’t Keep People in Maine

IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes

Maine Senate Votes Huge Estate Tax Giveaway to the Wealthy Funded by Cuts that Will Hurt Low and Middle Income Maine Families

Fact Sheet: The Administration's Latest Tax Plan: Deja vu all over again

Fact Sheet: Tax Plan Winners & Losers

In the Maine Media

In Today's News

November 12, 2010 Letter Urging Senators Snowe and Collins to Support Tax Cuts for Maine Families, Oppose Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Extend Unemployment Benefits

Testimony Regarding LD 1694 (Transparency and Accountability for Tax Breaks)

Choices: Weakening the Estate Tax: Putting our Future Prosperity at Risk