Taxes and Budget

REPORT: Corporations' offshore tax haven abuse costs Mainers millions of dollars

Corporations depend on things like an educated workforce, consumers with enough income to pay for services and products, and infrastructure that facilitates commerce. As a state and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 5, 2020

Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Up to $6,885 available to low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

The Earned Income Tax Credit is a boost for Mainers and our economy AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low incomes could receive up to $6,885 because of […]

Posted February 4, 2020

Tags EITC, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Up to $6,885 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Our economy does better when working people can afford the basics. One tool that helps is the Earned Income Tax Credit, a tax break for low- and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted January 31, 2020

Tags EITC, Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax breaks may be better spent elsewhere

The evidence suggests that instead of giving millions to profitable corporations, Maine could better spend that money on public investments that truly benefit communities and the economy […]

Central Maine Newspapers

Posted January 22, 2020

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

BIW gets a $45 million tax break. It should expect scrutiny.

“There’s little to no evidence that corporate tax credits, such as the $45 million received by BIW, actually spur job creation or investment,” Mario Moretto, MECEP’s communications director, told me. […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 15, 2020

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Confronting the End of Everything — Part Five

Amtrak is another tax-subsidized, mass-transit network. If you’ve ever spent time in Europe, you know how much better the heavily subsidized train systems are there. Subsidy is […]

The Free Press

Posted October 29, 2019

Tags Inequality, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

MECEP talks tax fairness on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show

“We’re moving in the right direction. With the end of the last legislative session, Maine really achieved an important milestone in tax fairness. And that milestone was […]

WVOM

Posted September 11, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate

“According to MECEP policy analyst Sarah Austin, who authored the report, the change can be attributed to the Maine Legislature’s passage of an expanded Maine Earned Income […]

Beacon

Posted September 6, 2019

Tags EITC, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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

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REPORT: Corporations' offshore tax haven abuse costs Mainers millions of dollars

Up to $6,885 available to low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Up to $6,885 available for low-income, working Mainers — but only if they file their taxes

Tax breaks may be better spent elsewhere

BIW gets a $45 million tax break. It should expect scrutiny.

Confronting the End of Everything — Part Five

MECEP talks tax fairness on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show

Tax reforms credited with ensuring Maine’s poorest no longer pay highest tax rate

Beacon Podcast: 'Signs of progress' as Maine reaches milestone for tax fairness

Liberal think tank says Maine has reached ‘tax fairness’ milestone