House Democratic proposal gives major tax cut to the rich, taxes low- and middle-income Mainers instead

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Posted June 7, 2017

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Income Tax Cuts for the Wealthy or Property Tax Cuts for Everyone: A tale of two budgets

According to the online calculator put out by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a Rockland family with two children earning $56,000 a year and owning a […]

The Free Press

Posted April 27, 2017

Tags Budget, Income Tax, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

“Major corporations doing business in Maine enjoy the use of Maine’s roads and bridges, public safety, and educated workforce, while at the same time paying far less […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 27, 2017

Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

MECEP Testifies Against Bills to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy at Expense of Maine's Schools

Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 20, 2017) State legislators on the taxation committee will hold a public hearing today on several bills that would roll back the tax […]

Posted March 20, 2017

Tags Budget, Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Education, Taxes and Budget

Testimony in Opposition to LD 291, LD 337, LD 551, LD 829, and LD 851

“Now that Question 2 is law, Maine has a bona fide path to fully funding education in 2018 and the wealthiest 1% of Maine households still pay […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 20, 2017

Tags Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

Governor LePage’s budget proposal offers tax breaks worth $23,000 annually to Maine’s 1%, while asking homeowners to pay an average of $300 more in already historically-high property […]

James Myall

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Economy, Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New Report: More Than Half of All Maine Homeowners Will See Property Tax Increases Under Governor's Budget Plan

To view this press release as a PDF, click here. On the day lawmakers initiate public hearings on governor’s budget, MECEP releases new town-by-town data showing many […]

Posted February 6, 2017

Tags Budget, Property Tax, Tax Fairness

Education

Oppose the Governor’s Efforts to Repeal Voter Approved Funding for Education and to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Paid for by Mainers with Income below $92,000

Here are three reasons why Maine lawmakers should reject Governor LePage’s FY18/19 budget proposal: 1. Ignoring the Will of Maine Voters The governor’s proposed state budget completely […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 3, 2017

Tags Education, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Setting the record straight on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan

The Maine Sunday Telegram’s (MST) recently published, above the fold, front page story on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan comes up short in its analysis of the […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 18, 2017

Tags Property Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal

At a time when Maine families are falling out of the middle-class, when experienced workers need new skills to secure good paying jobs in a modern economy, […]

Sarah Austin

Posted January 13, 2017

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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House Democratic proposal gives major tax cut to the rich, taxes low- and middle-income Mainers instead

Income Tax Cuts for the Wealthy or Property Tax Cuts for Everyone: A tale of two budgets

Testimony in Support of L.D. 784, An Act to Prevent Tax Haven Abuse

MECEP Testifies Against Bills to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy at Expense of Maine's Schools

Testimony in Opposition to LD 291, LD 337, LD 551, LD 829, and LD 851

To pay for tax cuts for the rich, LePage budget shifts tens of millions of dollars onto the backs of homeowners

New Report: More Than Half of All Maine Homeowners Will See Property Tax Increases Under Governor's Budget Plan

Oppose the Governor’s Efforts to Repeal Voter Approved Funding for Education and to Give Tax Breaks to the Rich Paid for by Mainers with Income below $92,000

Setting the record straight on the impacts of Governor LePage’s tax plan

Upside-down tax plan, missed opportunity, and unnecessary and harmful cuts in the governor’s budget proposal