Taxes and Budget Beacon Podcast: 'Signs of progress' as Maine reaches milestone for tax fairness “The Maine Center for Economic Policy just released information that for the very first time in…decades… the bottom 20% of folks in Maine are going to have […] Beacon Posted September 6, 2019 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Liberal think tank says Maine has reached ‘tax fairness’ milestone “For decades, the wealthiest Mainers have paid less of every dollar they earn to taxes than those who earn the very least. Now, finally, that injustice in […] Portland Press Herald Posted September 5, 2019 Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes
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
Maine’s Economy LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills But Mario Moretto, a spokesman for the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, disputed the Republican characterization of the impact of the Trump tax cuts. “The Trump […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 22, 2019 Tags Federal, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Understanding Maine’s revenue surplus June 30 marks the end of the state’s fiscal year, meaning the state’s books for revenue and appropriations are settled and we know how well the state was able […] Sarah Austin Posted August 5, 2019 Tags Budget, Revenue, Taxes
Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget Why progressives can’t stop pushing Maine Democrats Tax cuts passed under LePage have cost the state $864 million in lost revenuewhich, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, has been distributed moslty to the […] Beacon Posted July 12, 2019 Tags Revenue, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit But Sarah Austin, an analyst with the progressive Maine Center for Economic Policy, says local municipal officials are scrambling to find a way to pay for unmet […] Maine Public Posted July 10, 2019 Tags Revenue, Taxes
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