In this time of economic uncertainty and difficulty, individuals and families tend to spend less and, if possible, save more. In the aggregate, this withdrawal from the […]

MECEP

Posted March 29, 2010

Tags Appropriations Committee, Bonds, Budget

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: State budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs

MECEP analysis finds that state budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs Maine workers will lose jobs as a result […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 4, 2010

Tags Budget, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony Regarding LD 1694 (Transparency and Accountability for Tax Breaks)

As this Committee is too intimately aware, the state of Maine’s economy is bleak. Unemployment is high and revenues are not stable. At least one to two […]

MECEP

Posted February 2, 2010

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Fact Sheet: Tax Reform in Brief

In June 2009, Maine’s legislators and Governor Baldacci enacted a historic tax reform package, LD 1495. A citizen’s initiative to repeal this landmark legislation will be voted […]

MECEP

Posted January 28, 2010

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Choices: TABOR II: A Danger to Maine’s Economy, Communities, and People

This November Maine voters will once again face a TABOR initiative. It was a bad idea in 2006 when voters rejected the so-called Taxpayers Bill of Rights […]

Jody Harris

Posted August 12, 2009

Tags Economy, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Choices: Weakening the Estate Tax: Putting our Future Prosperity at Risk

In 2001, Congress passed legislation that would lead to the phasing out of the estate tax. This tax affects only a very few wealthy Americans but full […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 30, 2009

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Choices: Now is the Time for Tax Reform. Can LD 1088 Deliver?

It is possible and desirable to restructure Maine’s tax system to achieve greater reliability and fairness. In this issue we make the case for reforming Maine’s current […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 19, 2009

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Choices: Tax Reform Delivers Benefits to Maine Households

Fact Sheet: Tax Reform, Future of Maine’s tax laws is in the hands of Maine voters

Reflections on Tax Day 2010

Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Fact Sheet: State budget cuts will likely result in a loss of 7,000 to 10,000 Maine jobs

Testimony Regarding LD 1694 (Transparency and Accountability for Tax Breaks)

Fact Sheet: Tax Reform in Brief

Choices: TABOR II: A Danger to Maine’s Economy, Communities, and People

Choices: Weakening the Estate Tax: Putting our Future Prosperity at Risk

Choices: Now is the Time for Tax Reform. Can LD 1088 Deliver?