Taxes and Budget

Policy Brief: Maine reaches new milestone in tax fairness

A fair tax system asks those who benefit the most from our economy to contribute proportionately toward investments that ensure future generations can also thrive. But since […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

Mainers who earn the least will no longer pay more of their income to taxes than those who earn the most AUGUSTA, Maine — Starting in 2020 […]

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Federal Working Families Tax Relief Act would boost incomes for 187,000 Maine households

For many Americans with low incomes, it’s a constant challenge to keep up with expenses and provide for their kids’ basic needs. Many parents work hard but […]

Sarah Austin

Posted September 4, 2019

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, EITC, Federal, Incomes, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Governor signs breweries, earned income tax credit bills

Childless, independent workers aged 18 to 24 will receive Maine’s earned income tax credit for the first time starting in 2020 under a bill signed by Mills […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted July 2, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Maine more than doubles its Earned Income Tax Credit, boosting incomes for the working poor

With widening income inequality and rising cost of living, even Mainers who are working hard can find it difficult to make ends meet. Today, things got just […]

Sarah Austin

Posted June 27, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Adjourns, Passes Solar Bills, Rejects Aid to Asylum Seekers

The Maine Legislature unanimously passed a bill to more than double the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility to 18- to 24-year-olds without children. In a […]

The Free Press

Posted June 27, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Sarah Austin, policy analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement regarding the unanimous enactment Thursday […]

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Economic Security, EITC, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

After tax credit bill passes, 100,000 Mainers set to get an income boost in 2020

“In our out-of-balance tax code, the poor pay more than the wealthiest residents of our state,” said Sarah Austin, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for […]

Beacon

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Progressives decried the budget for not funding several bills that passed both houses and are now languishing on the Appropriations table — such as LD 1689, which […]

The Free Press

Posted June 20, 2019

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code

“Reversing LePage-era tax cuts for the wealthiest would have put budget negotiators in a position to fully fund, for the first time ever, our children’s schools and […]

Beacon

Posted June 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Health Care, Property Tax, Tax Fairness

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Policy Brief: Maine reaches new milestone in tax fairness

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

Federal Working Families Tax Relief Act would boost incomes for 187,000 Maine households

Governor signs breweries, earned income tax credit bills

Maine more than doubles its Earned Income Tax Credit, boosting incomes for the working poor

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Adjourns, Passes Solar Bills, Rejects Aid to Asylum Seekers

STATEMENT: EITC expansion will boost economic security for roughly 100,000 Maine households

After tax credit bill passes, 100,000 Mainers set to get an income boost in 2020

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes a Budget, Defeats Gun Control Bills, Pushes Forward Monhegan Wind Project & More

Final budget marks gains in property tax relief, healthcare, but fails to un-rig tax code