Taxes and Budget

Policy Brief: Are Tax Giveaways Worth the Money?

Download the PDF version FULL REPORT SUMMARY Maine forgoes billions of dollars in revenue each year by giving out tax breaks. These tax giveaways are costly and […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted May 1, 2023

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

Taxes and Budget

Maine budget surpluses rekindle GOP calls for income tax cuts

The final proposal from Republicans did not specify a particular tax cut, but they had been lobbying to reduce rates for Maine’s lowest income tax bracket from […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted April 28, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

On Tax Day, Mainers argue everyone ‘deserves a slice,’ call for wealthy to pay their fair share

The amount corporations currently pay in state taxes is opaque, although it is estimated that Maine gives away over a billion dollars in tax breaks to businesses […]

Beacon

Posted April 18, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Taxes are complicated, but the way we think about tax policy doesn’t have to be

When we all pitch in to pay for the services and infrastructure that build a thriving economy, everyone benefits. But if some people and corporations don’t pay […]

MECEP

Posted April 14, 2023

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

It’s time to shine a light on corporate tax avoidance

When corporations don’t pay what they owe in taxes, Maine people, communities, and small businesses end up footing the bill. As Maine Center for Economic Policy has […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted April 10, 2023

Tags Corporate Power, Economy, Income Tax, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness

Taxes and Budget

Op-ed: We all pay the price for ineffective corporate tax giveaways

The cost of ill-conceived and opaque subsidies is high. Business tax giveaways shift costs onto taxpayers, take money from other important priorities and perpetuate wealth inequality by […]

MaineBiz

Posted April 4, 2023

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

Taxes and Budget

‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing:’ Dems hold the line against GOP budget demands

Republicans pointed to the projected budget surplus to argue for the tax cuts, which analysts said would primarily benefit wealthy Mainers. “We are over-collecting taxes from Maine […]

Beacon

Posted March 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Impacts of proposed income tax rate reduction

House and Senate Republicans are demanding income tax cuts be part of the budget, and Democrats in the legislature were right to make sure they didn’t have […]

MECEP

Posted March 29, 2023

Tags Income Tax, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine should tax big corporate tax dodgers

This year, Congress made a big change to how massive corporations — those with profits over $1 billion — are taxed by establishing a “real profits tax” […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted March 27, 2023

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

How corporate consolidation is breaking Maine’s economy

Corporate consolidation is suppressing wages, breaking supply chains and driving inflation. The result of unchecked monopolies is a more fragile economy and a less democratic society. This […]

Beacon

Posted March 23, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Policy Brief: Are Tax Giveaways Worth the Money?

Maine budget surpluses rekindle GOP calls for income tax cuts

On Tax Day, Mainers argue everyone ‘deserves a slice,’ call for wealthy to pay their fair share

Taxes are complicated, but the way we think about tax policy doesn’t have to be

It’s time to shine a light on corporate tax avoidance

Op-ed: We all pay the price for ineffective corporate tax giveaways

‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing:’ Dems hold the line against GOP budget demands

Impacts of proposed income tax rate reduction

Maine should tax big corporate tax dodgers

How corporate consolidation is breaking Maine’s economy