Taxes and Budget

Maine still has work to do in building a balanced and adequate tax code

Building an inclusive economy requires tax policy that meets two conditions. The first is that those with the most are asked to pay more, or at the […]

Sarah Austin

Posted October 17, 2018

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Policy Brief — Wealthy Mainers have deep roots: Why taxes don't spur interstate moves

Summary: Mainers want to live in thriving communities with good schools, affordable housing, safe roads, reliable public services and good jobs. Shoring up public investments that make […]

Sarah Austin

Posted October 15, 2018

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

New analysis: Home care tax would affect top 3 percent of wealthiest Mainers

The Home Care referendum on November’s ballot would affect 34,442 Mainers at the top of the income distribution, according to a new analysis conducted by MECEP. That […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 21, 2018

Tags Caregiving, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

Maine teachers spend millions of their own dollars on classroom basics

Maine’s teachers spent at least $4.2 million out of their own pockets on basic school supplies in 2016, the most recent year for which we have data, […]

James Myall

Posted September 13, 2018

Tags Education, Taxes, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Legislature Passes Bill to Conform with Federal Tax Cuts

The liberal-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said the bill is imperfect, but the final compromise legislation got rid of some of the “worst policies” proposed in […]

The Free Press

Posted September 6, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Policy Brief: Legislature splits the difference in final tax compromise

Summary: The Maine Legislature has enacted a tax package negotiated in response to the federal tax overhaul signed into law by President Donald Trump in December. The […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 31, 2018

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers approve tax conformity bill, send it to LePage

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, an Augusta-based nonprofit, characterized the enacted bill as a compromise, stating in a news release that it “splits the difference” between […]

MaineBiz

Posted August 31, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Taxes and Budget

Legislature splits the difference in final tax conformity compromise

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy has released a new […]

Posted August 31, 2018

Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

New report: Corporations are choosing shareholder windfalls over workers’ raises

A stock buyback is when a publicly traded company purchases shares from its own shareholders. In the corporate world, it’s a way to push or keep stock […]

Sarah Austin

Posted August 8, 2018

Tags Incomes, Taxes, Wages

Taxes and Budget

United Nations says solving extreme inequality, poverty will require USA to 'get real about taxes'

Deliberate public policy decisions, including a cavalier and unrealistic approach to taxation, are driving preventable inequality and poverty in the United States. That’s according to a recently […]

Mario Moretto

Posted July 18, 2018

Tags Poverty, Racial Equity, Taxes

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Maine still has work to do in building a balanced and adequate tax code

Policy Brief — Wealthy Mainers have deep roots: Why taxes don't spur interstate moves

New analysis: Home care tax would affect top 3 percent of wealthiest Mainers

Maine teachers spend millions of their own dollars on classroom basics

Legislature Passes Bill to Conform with Federal Tax Cuts

MECEP Policy Brief: Legislature splits the difference in final tax compromise

Lawmakers approve tax conformity bill, send it to LePage

Legislature splits the difference in final tax conformity compromise

New report: Corporations are choosing shareholder windfalls over workers’ raises

United Nations says solving extreme inequality, poverty will require USA to 'get real about taxes'