Taxes and Budget Advocates, activities say social needs need more funding “We would argue that if our long term goal is to make Maine be the best Maine it can be we really need to be willing to […] NewsCenter Maine Posted February 26, 2021 Tags Budget, Revenue
Taxes and Budget Mills' $111M 'Back to Work' bond proposal gets backing from business leaders “The governor is right that we cannot cut our way to prosperity,” said Garrett Martin, of the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “That was the approach her […] MaineBiz Posted February 25, 2021 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget Mills touts budget proposal amid calls to abandon ‘pre-COVID status quo’ Others also weighed in on the governor’s address. In a statement, Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), called for state government to […] Beacon Posted February 24, 2021 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget After more than a decade of cuts, it’s time to invest in Maine’s communities Strong communities are the backbone of a good quality of life. Local services like parks, libraries, fire departments, safe roads, and clean water are integral to creating high-quality places where Maine families […] Sarah Austin Posted February 19, 2021 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine’s proposed corporate tax break would be better spent on other priorities, advocates say MECEP communications director Mario Moretto said that it is ill advised for legislators to consider a new tax break that will disproportionately benefit the corporations that have […] Beacon Posted February 18, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine doesn’t need a new special interest sales tax loophole The Maine Legislature is considering a bill, LD 140, that would allow businesses that sell prepared food and beverages to keep one penny of the eight–cent sales tax on prepared foods. The bill would create […] Sarah Austin Posted February 9, 2021 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Double tax cut for PPP grants would compromise funding for Maine's recovery AUGUSTA, Maine — Garrett Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in response to the governor’s proposal to provide a […] Posted February 9, 2021 Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients Garret Martin, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the governor’s proposal creates a tax loophole and costs state revenue that could be better […] Portland Press Herald Posted February 9, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget 'Is This Our Party Anymore?' — Maine's Establishment Republicans Who Got Canceled That was the dilemma for Mills, whose budget writers were confronting an estimated $100 million hole in the current budget if the state conformed to the federal tax code […] Maine Public Posted January 29, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Daily Brief: Janet Mills boxed herself in on virus aid taxes before reversing course Republicans have argued that Mills should fund the tax cuts with spending cuts rather than federal funding, but Wednesday marked a victory in their first real tax […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 28, 2021 Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes