Taxes and Budget

The Great Tax Shift Is On!

The Governor’s proposed budget “increases property taxes for 75,000 households by an average of $462, and as much as $1,600 for some households” Augusta, Maine (Friday, […]

Posted January 11, 2013

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Reordering Legislative Priorities, Step One: Middle Class Property Tax Relief

As I wrote in yesterday’s Lewiston Sun-Journal, lawmakers in Augusta have made their priorities clear: tax relief for the wealthiest Mainers is more important than tax relief […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 10, 2012

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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

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

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

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

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The Great Tax Shift Is On!

Reordering Legislative Priorities, Step One: Middle Class Property Tax Relief

MECEP to Oppose Bills to Make It More Difficult to Obtain Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1680 and LD 1693: Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief

Testimony on L.D. 1401, “RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Restrict Property Revaluations”

Testimony in Support of L.D. 474, An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden and Improve the Circuit Breaker Program

MECEP Urges Legislature to Expand and Simplify Maine’s Property Tax “Circuit Breaker”

Where's the "Shared Sacrifice"?

TABOR: Not a Healthy Idea for Maine

Maine's Proposed “TABOR” Likely to Cause Property Tax Increases According to New Study.