Taxes and Budget Choices: Securing Our Future During an Economic Downturn Maine’s current budget shortfall requires legislators to meet the challenge without exacerbating the effects of the national and global economic crisis. Maine is one of many states […] Jody Harris Posted April 30, 2009 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony Regarding LD 1088 (Tax Reform): An Act to Modernize the Tax Laws and Provide over $75,000,000 to Residents of the State in Tax Relief The bill before you represents the best opportunity for successful tax reform I have seen in over thirty years of observing and taking part in discussions of […] MECEP Posted April 2, 2009 Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Revenue & Spending Primer, 2008 The purpose of the primer is to provide a simple overview of Maine’s revenue and expenditures at the municipal, county and state levels in order to assist policymakers […] Jody Harris Posted January 7, 2009 Tags Revenue
Taxes and Budget Choices: Maine’s Levels of Government Spending and Tax Burden This paper examines how Maine compares to other states and what some of the impacts we might expect from altering current spending patterns are likely to be. by: Kurt […] Jody Harris Posted February 6, 2008 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Property Taxes: Does the Circuit Breaker Relieve the Burden The aim of this study is to better understand the burden of property taxes on Maine resident homeowners – both before and after their refunds through the […] Jody Harris Posted April 24, 2006 Tags Property Tax, Taxes