Taxes and Budget MECEP Statement Regarding Pending House Vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment Augusta, Maine (Thursday, November 17, 2011) Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) Executive Director Garrett Martin today issued the following statement regarding the pending vote in the […] Posted November 17, 2011 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget MECEP Letter to the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force We appreciate the Task Force’s efforts, pursuant to Part KKK of PL 2011, chapter 380, to prioritize services, consolidate functions, and eliminate duplication and inefficiencies. In doing […] MECEP Posted November 7, 2011 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes The Governor’s Budget proposal spends $20 Million for income tax reductions of over $3,000 each in 2013 for about 7,000 tax households with incomes above $350,000. $20 […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2011 Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Opinion Round Up for May 23, 2011 These are editorials and op ed columns from Maine newspapers on subjects of interest to those who follow MECEP’s blog. Links to these and other news and […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 23, 2011 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony on L.D. 1043, Revised Administration FY 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Proposal “The Administration’s latest tax proposal as amended by the change package is not an improvement over, and in some respects is worse than, the original plan. The […] MECEP Posted May 11, 2011 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget MECEP Continues to Inform the Debate on Proposed State Budget On March 4, 2011, MECEP hosted “Budgeting for Jobs?,” our 10th State Tax & Budget Conference. Many of those in attendance asked for copies of materials the […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 11, 2011 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony on LR 2067 (Governor’s Biennial Budget) Parts Regarding Public Assistance and Eligibility As the Committees and Legislature review the proposed budget, it is important to acknowledge the significant context in which this budget is proposed: the persistent high unemployment […] MECEP Posted March 7, 2011 Tags Budget
Taxes and Budget MECEP Tax and Budget Conference, 2011 MECEP’s 10th annual tax and budget conference gave participants an overview of the state budget: Agenda Sawin Millett: General Fund 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Summary (handout) Sawin Millett: […] Jody Harris Posted March 4, 2011 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Where's the "Shared Sacrifice"? On Monday (2/28) MECEP and representatives from local government, small business and public employees held a State House press conference to raise concerns about the tax cuts […] Mark Sullivan Posted March 2, 2011 Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Remarks by Garrett Martin, MECEP Associate Director. Press Conference to Release Analysis of Governor LePage's Budget In a few minutes, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Administrative and Financial Affairs will begin hearings on Governor Paul LePage’s proposed state budget for the coming […] Posted February 28, 2011 Tags Budget