Taxes and Budget Study on child brain activity another reason for congressional activity on child tax credit Even with some caveats, the early results should crystallize for lawmakers what was already clear with the expanded child tax credit: Now is not the time to […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 27, 2022 Tags Children, Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report: Only a third of PPP money went to the workers it was intended for Keeping in line with previously released data that demonstrated that PPP loans overwhelmingly went to big businesses, the new study found that the loans were inefficient in their […] Beacon Posted January 26, 2022 Tags Budget, Federal, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Should Maine give extra tax revenue back? Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, told the committee Maine still has too many unmet needs to give checks or […] NewsCenter Maine Posted January 12, 2022 Tags Caregiving, Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on LD 327, An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine Taxpayers AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) is releasing the following statement in opposition to LD 327, An Act To Return Surplus Money to Maine […] Posted January 12, 2022 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated With the stalling of President Joe Biden’s spending plan, the fate of the more generous child tax credit looks bleak, which is bad news for the millions […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 4, 2022 Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers Programs that use public funds should be well designed so that money raised through taxes is not wasted, strengthens our communities and promotes long-term growth and opportunity […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 1, 2022 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy MECEP context and quotes on inflation and surplus AUGUSTA, Maine — Ahead of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday release of the November Consumer Price Index data on Friday, December 10, the Maine Center for Economic […] Posted December 9, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Economy, Federal, Wages
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said because there weren’t any big changes to the tax code between those […] Beacon Posted December 2, 2021 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Tax Fairness
Jobs and Income Editorial: Removing workforce barriers Last week, the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank, released a report titled “State of Working Maine” and in it detailed the impact of the pandemic on […] Mount Desert Islander Posted December 2, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
Health Care Letter: Complicated and overpriced health care systems needs overhaul A single universal system would be simpler and more affordable. Indeed, a study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy in 2019 demonstrated how a state-based healthcare system could […] Bangor Daily News Posted December 1, 2021 Tags Health Care, Inequality