Taxes and Budget ‘Our wealthiest residents have never had it so good’: Bills aim to make tax code more fair In her testimony, Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, noted that LD 1136 and LD 1443 would only impact the […] Beacon Posted May 7, 2021 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on Gov. Mills' plan for federal ARP funds AUGUSTA, MAINE — MECEP executive director Garrett Martin released the following statement regarding Gov. Janet Mills’ plan for spending more than $1 billion in federal COVID relief […] Posted May 4, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Federal
Maine’s Economy MECEP statement on Biden's American Families Plan AUGUSTA, MAINE — James Myall, economic policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the American Families Plan, a new legislative […] Posted April 28, 2021 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal
Taxes and Budget With baseline budget settled, lawmakers must shift focus to Maine's long-term recovery AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement after the Maine Legislature approved a baseline biennial budget […] Posted March 30, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Economic Security
Taxes and Budget MECEP statement on 'Back-to-Basics' budget AUGUSTA, MAINE — Garrett Martin, executive director at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement about the ‘Back-to-Basics’ budget plan under consideration in the Maine […] Posted March 25, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Maine lawmakers weigh income tax hikes, despite opposition from Mills Sarah Austin, a tax and budget policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the measures would “raise significant and needed revenue and would do […] The Center Square Posted March 24, 2021 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income Lawmakers discuss bill to restore overtime protection James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said most people think of a typical work week as being 40 hours. He said […] Fox Bangor Posted March 22, 2021 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Wages
Taxes and Budget Analyst: COVID relief provision seeks to ensure funds are spent on services, not tax cuts The federal provision doesn’t entirely prevent state officials from cutting taxes. Some scenarios, such as slashing one tax but offsetting it with a tax increase, wouldn’t be […] Beacon Posted March 16, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for 28,000 Businesses and 160,000 Unemployed Workers Speaking in favor of the bill, Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy said that the measure would raise about $78 million in revenue each […] The Free Press Posted March 16, 2021 Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The state of Maine’s budget debate ahead of Janet Mills’ virtual speech But Sarah Austin, a budget analyst for the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy and a member of the state’s economic forecasting commission, argues the opposite is true. […] Bangor Daily News Posted March 15, 2021 Tags Budget, Revenue