Analyzing the impact of the surtax

“There’s just no data to support that level of total outmigration,” [MECEP’s Garrett Martin] says. Caroline Cornish, WCSH-TV, April 13, 2017, interviews MECEP’s Garrett Martin. Martin disputes […]

WCSH

Posted April 13, 2017

Tags Education, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A Quick Take: Democrats’ Opportunity Agenda Invests in Maine Families, Kids, Communities

Yesterday, House and Senate Democrats rolled out a budget proposal that delivers where Governor LePage’s budget failed. We’ll be diving into the details in the coming days […]

Megan Michaud

Posted April 7, 2017

Tags Budget, Children, Poverty, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

“Major corporations doing business in Maine enjoy the use of Maine’s roads and bridges, public safety, and educated workforce, while at the same time paying far less […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 27, 2017

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

MECEP Testifies Against Bills to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy at Expense of Maine's Schools

Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 20, 2017) State legislators on the taxation committee will hold a public hearing today on several bills that would roll back the tax […]

Posted March 20, 2017

Tags Budget, Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to LD 291, LD 337, LD 551, LD 829, and LD 851

“Now that Question 2 is law, Maine has a bona fide path to fully funding education in 2018 and the wealthiest 1% of Maine households still pay […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 20, 2017

Tags Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong

Economic impact analysis is not an exact science. It is rife with assumptions. Bad assumptions result in bad analysis. And bad analysis yields bad public policy. Look […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 10, 2017

Tags Economy, Education, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony neither for nor against LD 390, Part S (tax expenditures)

“Those who benefit under an economic development policy should include Maine families who are most harmed by depressed economic conditions. Whether this is through new jobs or […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 7, 2017

Tags Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

Governor LePage’s budget proposal offers tax breaks worth $23,000 annually to Maine’s 1%, while asking homeowners to pay an average of $300 more in already historically-high property […]

James Myall

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Governor LePage's Proposed Cuts to Homestead Exemption Would Raise Property Taxes for Maine Homeowners

Governor LePage’s budget would repeal the homestead exemption and increase property taxes for an estimated 213,000 Maine homeowners by more than $300 a year on average. Particularly […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Homestead Exemption, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Property taxes will increase for 200,000 families in every part of the state under governor's budget (map)

Map from February 6, 2017 MECEP issue brief, “Governor LePage’s Proposed Cuts to Homestead Exemption Would Raise Property Taxes for Maine Homeowners.” Click on the map for […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Taxes

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Analyzing the impact of the surtax

A Quick Take: Democrats’ Opportunity Agenda Invests in Maine Families, Kids, Communities

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

MECEP Testifies Against Bills to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy at Expense of Maine's Schools

Testimony in Opposition to LD 291, LD 337, LD 551, LD 829, and LD 851

The LePage administration’s Q2 analysis gets it wrong

Testimony neither for nor against LD 390, Part S (tax expenditures)

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

Governor LePage's Proposed Cuts to Homestead Exemption Would Raise Property Taxes for Maine Homeowners

Property taxes will increase for 200,000 families in every part of the state under governor's budget (map)