Taxes and Budget MECEP to Oppose Bills to Make It More Difficult to Obtain Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief “The Legislature should instead be strengthening and simplifying this vitally important program” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, January 19, 2012) Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) Legislative Director Dan […] Posted January 19, 2012 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on LD 1680 and LD 1693: Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (“Circuit Breaker”) Program provides targeted property tax relief to qualified homeowners and renters. In program year 2010, Maine Revenue […] MECEP Posted January 18, 2012 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony on L.D. 1401, “RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Restrict Property Revaluations” MECEP has strong reservations about LD 1401. LD 1401 proposes a constitutional amendment to limit changes in valuation to a few select occurrences, such as change of […] MECEP Posted April 29, 2011 Tags Property Tax, Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP Urges Legislature to Expand and Simplify Maine’s Property Tax “Circuit Breaker” Proposed bill will “provide meaningful property tax relief to more Mainers at a time when they need it the most” Augusta, Maine (Monday, April 11, 2011) […] Posted April 11, 2011 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of L.D. 474, An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden and Improve the Circuit Breaker Program MECEP strongly supports LD 474. By expanding the maximum benefit and simplifying the application process to increase program participation, this bill helps provide meaningful property tax relief […] MECEP Posted April 11, 2011 Tags Property Tax, 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 TABOR: Not a Healthy Idea for Maine The Colorado experience with TABOR provides a concrete example of what is likely to happen in Maine if this measure passes on November 7th — major reductions […] Posted October 22, 2006 Tags Economy, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine's Proposed “TABOR” Likely to Cause Property Tax Increases According to New Study. (Augusta, ME) Maine’s property taxes would not necessarily be lower — and are more likely to increase — if voters adopt the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights […] Posted October 3, 2006 Tags Property Tax, 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
Taxes and Budget THE SAME OLD TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails to Fix Flaws of Colorado’s TABOR (Augusta, ME) Today the Washington D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a paper titled, The Same Old TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails […] Posted March 16, 2006 Tags Property Tax, Taxes