Taxes and Budget Letter to the editor: Earned Income Tax Credit expansion will give a boost to hardworking Mainers Financial burden is a terrible feeling and something that is, unfortunately, common in Maine. Maine has a bill to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. According to […] Portland Press Herald Posted June 11, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget Taxation Committee votes to close business tax loophole Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction to the Taxation Committee’s unanimous vote Thursday for […] MaineBiz Posted June 7, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget STATEMENT: Tax Committee's unanimous vote to fund EITC expansion by closing business tax loophole CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, tax and budget policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement in reaction […] Posted June 6, 2019 Tags EITC, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine has a tool to reduce poverty and encourage work. Expanding it makes sense. If fully funded, an estimated 177,000 households across the state would benefit, including roughly 14,000 family caregivers and 2,000 students, according to analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for […] Bangor Daily News Posted May 29, 2019 Tags EITC, Poverty, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Taxation Committee gives bipartisan approval to expansion, modernization of Maine's EITC The Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Wednesday gave near-unanimous approval to a plan to boost incomes for low- and moderate-income working Mainers by expanding and modernizing the state’s […] Sarah Austin Posted May 24, 2019 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Coalition vows it will fight for fair taxes Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy said the policies of the previous administration forced the middle class to struggle economically while the rich prospered. […] Fox Bangor Posted May 10, 2019 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Coalition of Maine groups demands roll-back of LePage tax breaks for wealthy With state budget negotiations on the horizon, a newly formed coalition of 22 Maine organizations and elected officials, called the Prosperity Coalition, held a press conference Thursday […] Beacon Posted May 10, 2019 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget 22 organizations, elected officials launch Prosperity Coalition to target LePage's tax breaks for the wealthy Organized labor, faith communities, immigrants, women, students and grassroots activists join fight for fair taxes and a responsible budget AUGUSTA, Maine — A diverse group of 22 […] Posted May 9, 2019 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Coalition pushes for rollback of LePage-era tax cuts Dubbing itself “the Prosperity Coalition,” the group includes the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a state employee union, immigrant rights groups, clergy and advocates for several causes. […] Portland Press Herald Posted May 9, 2019 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget New tax proposal would guarantee wealthy pay as much as everyone else Today, most of Maine’s middle class and working families are paying a higher effective state and local tax rate than the top 1 percent of households.[i] A […] Sarah Austin Posted May 7, 2019 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes