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

Taxes and Budget

Maine Senate deals a blow to cities' push for their own meals and lodging tax option

Opposition to the idea, however, came from business groups including the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and from across the political spectrum. The conservative Maine Heritage Policy […]

WGME

Posted June 14, 2019

Tags Local, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Maine Exhales

LePage destroyed the institutional capacity of Maine state government to do its job. The recovery from this epic maladministration will take years. With a Republican legislature backing […]

The American Prospect

Posted June 12, 2019

Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Taxes

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Policy Brief: Maine reaches new milestone in tax fairness

NEW REPORT: Maine reaches new milestone on the road to tax fairness

Federal Working Families Tax Relief Act would boost incomes for 187,000 Maine households

LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills

Understanding Maine’s revenue surplus

Why progressives can’t stop pushing Maine Democrats

Maine Lawmakers Grant Some Tax Relief, But Taxpayers May Not See Much Of A Benefit

Maine more than doubles its Earned Income Tax Credit, boosting incomes for the working poor

Maine Senate deals a blow to cities' push for their own meals and lodging tax option

Maine Exhales