Taxes and Budget

Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

The Senate tax bill’s proposed 23% pass-through deduction would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue. It does so by reducing state income taxes primarily for […]

Sarah Austin

Posted December 1, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Senate Health Care Band-Aids Won’t Fix Damage in Tax Bill

US Senate Republicans have offered only temporary, Band-Aid fixes to try to reassure holdouts on their tax bill like Maine’s Senator Susan Collins. These proposals will not […]

James Myall

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Federal, Health Care, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Partial state and local tax deduction does nothing for vast majority of Maine families under Republican Tax Plan

The two versions of Republican tax legislation making their way through Congress are similar in that they are huge giveaways to the top 1% and profitable corporations, […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

New analysis by MECEP shows that the proposal by US Senate Republicans to increase the size of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) will do little for the […]

James Myall

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP talks Senate tax bill on WZON The Pulse with Don Cookson

It’s becoming more and more clear that the GOP Tax Plan will have a hugely negative impact on the state of Maine. Thanks to James Myall of […]

WZON

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Senate Tax Bill Individual Tax Changes Hurt Maine Seniors

This week, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill that increases taxes on Mainers by 2027, increases health premiums for older Mainers by over $3,000 […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 28, 2017

Tags Federal, Seniors, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Advocates Say GOP Plan Would Hike Taxes For More Than Half Of Maine's Elderly

From the story: “I think that’s a fundamental misread of how this bill works,” says Garrett Martin, executive director of the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, […]

Maine Public

Posted November 28, 2017

Tags Seniors, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Sun Journal: Tax bill's fate may depend on Maine's Susan Collins

Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said in a prepared statement that removing the mandate would lead to 50,000 Mainers losing coverage and increase costs for many others.

Sun Journal

Posted November 27, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Senate plan to increase child tax credit falls short for Maine’s most vulnerable children

The Senate Republican tax plan fails to offer meaningful benefit to Maine’s working families with children. The plan’s signature change for working families, a change to the […]

James Myall

Posted November 22, 2017

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

INFOGRAPH: This Thanksgiving, serve your Wacky Uncle some facts on the Republican tax plan

Last year’s Thanksgiving with relatives might have left a bad taste in your mouth. This year, get ready to serve your Wacky Uncle some facts about the Republican tax […]

Posted November 22, 2017

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

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Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

Senate Health Care Band-Aids Won’t Fix Damage in Tax Bill

Partial state and local tax deduction does nothing for vast majority of Maine families under Republican Tax Plan

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

MECEP talks Senate tax bill on WZON The Pulse with Don Cookson

Senate Tax Bill Individual Tax Changes Hurt Maine Seniors

Advocates Say GOP Plan Would Hike Taxes For More Than Half Of Maine's Elderly

Sun Journal: Tax bill's fate may depend on Maine's Susan Collins

Senate plan to increase child tax credit falls short for Maine’s most vulnerable children

INFOGRAPH: This Thanksgiving, serve your Wacky Uncle some facts on the Republican tax plan