Taxes and Budget

Testimony at Hearing on LD 55: An Act to Promote Filmmaking in the State

LD 55 is a tax break for media production companies. It is well-intended legislation, but it is more likely to be a loss for Maine taxpayers than […]

MECEP

Posted February 4, 2013

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

The Plight of the Rich and Tax Flight, Again

The gist of “Where Have Maine’s Rich Gone?”, a new Maine Heritage Policy Center release, is that Maine doesn’t have very many rich people because they have […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 31, 2013

Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Booze, Bonds and Budget Balancing

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” ―Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th American essayist All leaders need followers. Despite Emerson’s call to be nonconformist, political […]

Jody Harris

Posted January 18, 2013

Tags Bonds, Budget, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

An Avoidable Budget Crisis

Despite what Governor LePage had to say about protecting the needy when he released his budget last week, the reality is far different. Low- and middle-income Mainers […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 17, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Great Tax Shift Is On!

The Governor’s proposed budget “increases property taxes for 75,000 households by an average of $462, and as much as $1,600 for some households” Augusta, Maine (Friday, […]

Posted January 11, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Revenue Collapse Creates Budget Gap. Maine’s budget challenges are due to the recession and recent tax cuts

As the new legislature prepares for Governor LePage to release his plans for dealing with an unexpected revenue shortfall this year and an $881 million structural budget […]

MECEP

Posted January 10, 2013

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

Augusta, Maine (Thursday, January 10, 2013) As Governor Paul LePage prepares to release his budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, the Maine Center for Economic […]

Posted January 10, 2013

Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Growing Income Inequality is Another Sign that We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich

Income inequality is growing and it’s a problem. New analysis of household income data shows a disturbing nationwide trend of growing income inequality over the last three […]

Joel Johnson

Posted November 15, 2012

Tags Federal, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich

The state is facing a $756 million structural budget gap over the next two years, according to a report released last month by the state’s budget office. […]

Joel Johnson

Posted October 23, 2012

Tags K-12 Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth

MECEP’s new tax report should not be a surprise to anyone. It shows that income tax cuts made in 2011 are not the panacea that proponents have […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 18, 2012

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Testimony at Hearing on LD 55: An Act to Promote Filmmaking in the State

The Plight of the Rich and Tax Flight, Again

Booze, Bonds and Budget Balancing

An Avoidable Budget Crisis

The Great Tax Shift Is On!

Fact Sheet: Revenue Collapse Creates Budget Gap. Maine’s budget challenges are due to the recession and recent tax cuts

MECEP Analysis: "Revenue Collapse" Caused by Recession, Tax Cuts Responsible for State's Budget Shortfall

Growing Income Inequality is Another Sign that We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich

Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich

Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth