Taxes and Budget

Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Advocates in Maine are calling on state and federal lawmakers to expand child tax credits. In 2021, Congress passed an extension to the child tax credit in […]

WMTW

Posted March 10, 2023

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Both sides weigh in as Pine Tree Development Zone tax incentive program faces renewal

The program is again up for renewal, and voices of support and opposition came out to be heard at a Feb. 15 public hearing convened by the Joint […]

MaineBiz

Posted March 3, 2023

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MECEP reaction to State of the Budget address

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) president and CEO Garrett Martin reacts to Governor Mills’ State of the Budget address: “State budget choices can change lives. Maine […]

Posted February 15, 2023

Tags Budget, Corporate Power, Economic Security, Economy, Family and Medical Leave, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Economists, lawmakers caution against squandering unexpected fiscal strength on tax cuts

“Is it really a surplus if we’re not paying for these really essential needs that Mainers have?” asked Maura Pillsbury, a state and local tax analyst with […]

Beacon

Posted February 6, 2023

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

Taxes and Budget

Radio interview with Maura Pillsbury about tax policy in Maine

Our guest will be Maura Pillsbury who is a tax analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. She will talk about what the 131st Maine State […]

WMPG

Posted January 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine again has a chance to stop corporations from avoiding taxes

Last year, Congress failed to pass a proposal to limit corporations from avoiding income tax by reforming how corporate income taxes are determined. But the Maine legislature […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted January 30, 2023

Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Bills to ensure wealthy and corporations pay fair share of taxes will be a focus this session

Still, some bills that simply made the tax code more balanced were successful last year, including a measure to stop large chain stores from exploiting a “dark store” tax […]

Beacon

Posted January 13, 2023

Tags Budget, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

Property taxes are incredibly regressive, meaning they fall more heavily on the poor than on the rich. State funding, on the other hand, comes from a more […]

Beacon

Posted October 28, 2022

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

How they met economic challenges gives a glimpse into the major candidates for governor

The idea was to give more money back to Mainers, but getting rid of the income tax entirely has met resistance from fellow Republicans in the past. And the move […]

The Maine Monitor

Posted October 9, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MDP responds to LePage Florida property tax breaks

Maine Democratic Party members are calling Lepage’s alleged actions “hypocritical” due to his reported push to phase out Maine’s income tax, and a previous push to eliminate […]

Fox Bangor

Posted September 26, 2022

Tags Property Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Advocates in Maine push for child tax credit expansion

Both sides weigh in as Pine Tree Development Zone tax incentive program faces renewal

MECEP reaction to State of the Budget address

Economists, lawmakers caution against squandering unexpected fiscal strength on tax cuts

Radio interview with Maura Pillsbury about tax policy in Maine

Maine again has a chance to stop corporations from avoiding taxes

Bills to ensure wealthy and corporations pay fair share of taxes will be a focus this session

LePage refuses to say whether he’ll continue to fully fund public education

How they met economic challenges gives a glimpse into the major candidates for governor

MDP responds to LePage Florida property tax breaks