Millions of Dollars in Lost Tax Revenue Will Fund Tax Breaks that Disproportionately Benefit Maine's Wealthiest Families (bar graph)Education, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Percent of Low-income Students on the Rise in Maine (line graph)

Improved Tax Fairness for Maine Families (bar chart)

Wealthy Mainers Will Receive Largest Tax Breaks in 2017 (bar chart)

Augusta’s adherence to austerity holds Maine back

Conservative fiscal policies at the state and national level have been a key cause of the lackluster economic recovery following the Great Recession, according to a new […]

Leaked memo confirms Governor’s priorities remain the same – tax breaks for the wealthy, cuts in crucially important investments in our communities

An internal memo leaked from a member of Governor LePage’s administration to the Portland Press Herald reveals LePage’s plans for the upcoming legislative session and the 2018-19 […]

Closing the door on ineffective tax loopholes in Maine: Important challenges lay ahead

Maine offers 192 different tax loopholes for individuals and corporations. These tax breaks are a form of backdoor spending that cost the state almost $2.2 billion in […]

Congress must stop taxing workers without children into poverty

Workers without children – including non-custodial parents (who do not have custody of their children for the purposes of their tax filing) – are the only taxpayers […]

MECEP Statement on Governor LePage's Proposal to Eliminate Maine's Estate Tax

Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, March 1, 2016) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) issued the following statement in response to Gov. LePage’s proposal (LD 1622) to eliminate Maine’s estate […]

Unlimited Wealthy Write Offs Siphon Money away from Maine Communities

For a PDF of this document, click here. Last year, legislators came together to determine our state’s needs and craft a budget to meet them. This process […]