Composition of Average State and Local Tax Bills in Selected Income Groups (charts)

Testimony Neither For Nor Against L.D. 1343, An Act to Increase Access to Postsecondary Education for Maine National Guard Members

The cost of a public education in Maine has become unaffordable. Our veterans, especially low-income, working veterans, struggle with the cost of college. This bill would work […]

Testimony in Support of Legislation to Improve Maine’s Earned Income Tax Credit: LD 96, LD 648, and LD 963

The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […]

Testimony in Support of LD 835: An Act to Amend the Individual Income Tax Laws

LD 835 would raise more than $55 million per year in revenue for the General Fund and affect only about 2% of Maine’s taxpayers—the very highest-income households— […]

Fix Maine’s EITC to Reward Work and Reduce Poverty

“The earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces poverty, promotes work, and, for children in low-income working families, it increases lifetime earnings. Unfortunately, Maine’s version of the credit […]

More than Half of Governor LePage's $292 Million Tax Cut Would Accrue to Maine Families with Annual Incomes over $137K (chart)

Distributional Analysis: “Better Deal” Provides Bigger Tax Cuts for Most Mainers while Increasing Investment in Education and Other Critical Services

“The Better Deal for Maine plan would cut taxes, on average, for the bottom 95% of Maine taxpayers. It would reduce taxes more than the governor’s plan, […]

Estimated Distributional Impact of Two Maine Tax Reform Proposals (table)

Testimony in Support of LD 501: An Act to Amend the Estate Tax Laws

“The estate tax is one of the best tools for ensuring that all Maine children, regardless of how wealthy their parents or grandparents were, have the opportunity […]

Testimony in Support of LD 575: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine’s Working Families

“By expanding the sales tax to recreation and amusement services and using the revenue to double the homestead exemption, this bill would provide millions of dollars in […]