Taxes and Budget

Some Proposals to Raise New Revenue From High-Income Earners

Today, the Legislature’s taxation committee heard public testimony on several tax bills that would help balance the state’s budget without raising taxes on low- and middle-income families. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LDs 1124, 834, 1256, and 1113

We have a dilemma in Maine. We want good schools, good roads, safe communities, and opportunities to achieve a better life. Unfortunately, our current tax system is […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, April 23, 2013) Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), will present testimony today before the legislature’s Joint Standing […]

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Income Tax Cuts for the Rich Are a Recipe for Fewer Jobs and Slower Economic Growth

Legislators are currently considering Governor LePage’s proposed biennial budget that would saddle low- and middle-income Maine families with the tab for a two-year budget gap that’s $433 […]

Joel Johnson

Posted April 4, 2013

Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Two Steps toward Tax Fairness

At MECEP we’ve written often about the lack of fairness in Maine’s tax system. The bottom 20 percent of Mainers pay 17 cents on every dollar earned […]

Garrett Martin

Posted March 21, 2013

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Stop Tax Increases on Maine Working Families and the Middle Class

During the 125th Maine Legislature, Governor LePage insisted on more than $430 million in tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy Mainers. He got his way. Wealthy Mainers […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 11, 2013

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 455: An Act to Increase the State Earned Income Credit

This bill would boost the state’s economy and reduce childhood poverty by cutting taxes for up to one hundred thousand working Maine families. LD 455 is a […]

MECEP

Posted March 4, 2013

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families

Close to 7,000 Maine jobs are at risk if federal budget cuts slated to take effect on March 1 occur. That conclusion is based on a report authored […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 21, 2013

Tags Budget, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

Just when you thought that Maine lawmakers might be getting the message that a majority of Mainers want the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes, […]

Joel Johnson

Posted February 19, 2013

Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Beware of legislative tax cuts that promise heaven and earth

You may never have heard of ALEC–the American Legislative Exchange Council–but you have experienced its long reach as out-of-state corporate giants manipulate state tax policies right here […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 13, 2013

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

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Some Proposals to Raise New Revenue From High-Income Earners

Testimony at Hearing on LDs 1124, 834, 1256, and 1113

MECEP Supports Bills to Restore Tax Fairness and Raise Revenues to Fund Education and Investment in Maine Communities

Income Tax Cuts for the Rich Are a Recipe for Fewer Jobs and Slower Economic Growth

Two Steps toward Tax Fairness

Stop Tax Increases on Maine Working Families and the Middle Class

Testimony at Hearing on LD 455: An Act to Increase the State Earned Income Credit

Sequestration: A Disaster for Maine Working Families

A Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Worsen Maine’s Budget Gap and Make the Tax System Even More Unfair

Beware of legislative tax cuts that promise heaven and earth