Taxes and Budget

Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated

With the stalling of President Joe Biden’s spending plan, the fate of the more generous child tax credit looks bleak, which is bad news for the millions […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 4, 2022

Tags Children, Economic Security, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers

Programs that use public funds should be well designed so that money raised through taxes is not wasted, strengthens our communities and promotes long-term growth and opportunity […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 1, 2022

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most

“Policies that get cash in the hands of the households that need it most have been central to reducing economic harm and fueling a faster recovery. Maine lawmakers, following the […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 21, 2021

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Revenue, Seniors, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

Sarah Austin, director of policy and research at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said because there weren’t any big changes to the tax code between those […]

Beacon

Posted December 2, 2021

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Rep. Jared Golden opposed the bill in part because he disagreed with a provision lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions. The Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 1, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted November 18, 2021

Tags Budget, Coronavirus, Federal, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, the new format has allowed more Maine families to benefit. “There are a lot of benefits the government has […]

WABI

Posted November 15, 2021

Tags Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

House Ways and Means Committee tax plan rebalances tax code, boosts incomes for Mainers

New analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found provisions in a bill recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee would improve tax […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 29, 2021

Tags Economic Security, Incomes, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Child Tax Credit expansion reducing hunger, increasing security for Maine kids — Congress must continue this life-changing program

The Biden administration’s improvements to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are cutting child hunger and improving economic security for families nationwide. About 4 out of 5 kids […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 27, 2021

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest can secure a lasting recovery for Maine

“The Build Back Better legislation offers our members of Congress and senators a chance to deliver real results for Mainers. It’s a chance to lift children out of […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 6, 2021

Tags Budget, Federal, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Expanded child tax credit worked and should be reinstated

Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers

Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most

Income of wealthiest in Maine nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020, report shows

Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs

Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit

House Ways and Means Committee tax plan rebalances tax code, boosts incomes for Mainers

Child Tax Credit expansion reducing hunger, increasing security for Maine kids — Congress must continue this life-changing program

Higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest can secure a lasting recovery for Maine