Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: Amended tax havens bill would close corporate tax loophole handed down by Trump Tax Cuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2020 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding […]

Posted February 19, 2020

Tags Tax Breaks

NEW REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wage for Mainers who work long hours

LD 402 would boost middle-class wages by $8.8 million and guarantee overtime pay for all workers who earn less than $55,000 AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill before […]

Posted February 11, 2020

Tags Overtime, Wages

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Offshore tax haven abuse costs Maine up to $52 million annually

Maine does not need to wait for federal action to stop corporate tax avoidance AUGUSTA, Maine — Huge, multinational corporations such as Apple, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil and Google […]

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Up to $6,885 available to low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

The Earned Income Tax Credit is a boost for Mainers and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low incomes could receive up to $6,885 because of […]

Posted February 4, 2020

Tags EITC, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Governor's supplemental budget plan moves in the right direction

State could make even greater progress if policymakers addressed persistent revenue challenges AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the […]

Posted February 3, 2020

Tags Budget

Jobs and Income

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […]

Posted December 30, 2019

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […]

Posted December 18, 2019

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

Large retailers are pushing ‘dark store theory’ to manipulate property valuations, shortchanging town budgets and leaving other taxpayers holding the bill AUGUSTA, Maine — Large retail chains are […]

Posted October 31, 2019

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

Mainers who earn the least will no longer pay more of their income to taxes than those who earn the most AUGUSTA, Maine — Starting in 2020 […]

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the unanimous enactment Thursday […]

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Tax Fairness

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STATEMENT: Amended tax havens bill would close corporate tax loophole handed down by Trump Tax Cuts

NEW REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wage for Mainers who work long hours

NEW REPORT: Offshore tax haven abuse costs Maine up to $52 million annually

Up to $6,885 available to low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Governor's supplemental budget plan moves in the right direction

Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020

NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce

NEW REPORT: Big-box stores roll out new effort to get out of Maine property taxes

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households