Taxes and Budget

Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues

LD 341 would help stop tax haven abuse and the erosion of Maine’s tax base by multi-national corporations doing business here Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 9, 2015) The […]

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

The argument that people move between states because of taxes is wildly overblown in contemporary state policy debates. Research on this issue is fairly clear: tax flight just doesn’t […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted March 4, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal

“We urge the legislature to reject the governor’s proposed tax cuts for three basic reasons. First, the proposal does not pay for the cuts. This is fiscally […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 17, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

Hearing today before the legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Taxation Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, February 17, 2015) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted February 17, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

2015 Tax and Budget Conference

Our state budget is a reflection of the choices we make together to strengthen our communities and build a vibrant economy. Join us to discuss the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 13, 2015

Tags Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Analyzing Governor LePage’s Tax Reform Plan

Presentation at MECEP’s 2015 Tax and Budget Conference by MECEP economist Joel Johnson. To view the slide show, click here

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 13, 2015

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

We’re Getting Fiscal!

More than 70 folks are assembled at Maple Hill Farm Conference Center in Hallowell for MECEP’s Tax and Budget Conference! Nature has given us a (albeit brief) […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 13, 2015

Tags Budget, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax: Another Gift from Governor LePage to Wealthy Mainers

The Governor’s plan to eliminate the state’s estate tax is bad for Maine, and the legislature should reject this proposal. It would hurt our ability to invest […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted February 3, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford

Imagine getting an unexpected bonus at the end of the year. It’s a nice windfall that we’d all appreciate. Would you feel differently if that bonus came […]

Garrett Martin

Posted January 29, 2015

Tags Economy, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

EITC Awareness Day: To receive it, you have to claim it

Tomorrow, January 30th, is EITC Awareness Day, and as tens of thousands of Mainers and millions of Americans file their income tax returns, the value of the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 29, 2015

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Bill to Plug Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes Would Recover $5 Million Annually in Lost State Revenues

Cutting Taxes on Pensions Won’t Keep Retirees from Moving to Other States

Testimony in Opposition to Income and Estate Tax Cuts in the Governor’s Biennial Budget Proposal

MECEP Statement on Gov. LePage's Proposal to Cut Income Taxes and Repeal Maine's Estate Tax

2015 Tax and Budget Conference

Analyzing Governor LePage’s Tax Reform Plan

We’re Getting Fiscal!

Eliminating Maine’s Estate Tax: Another Gift from Governor LePage to Wealthy Mainers

Maine Capital Investment Credit: A Bogus "Bonus" Maine Can't Afford

EITC Awareness Day: To receive it, you have to claim it