Taxes and Budget Testimony Regarding LD 1088 (Tax Reform): An Act to Modernize the Tax Laws and Provide over $75,000,000 to Residents of the State in Tax Relief The bill before you represents the best opportunity for successful tax reform I have seen in over thirty years of observing and taking part in discussions of […] MECEP Posted April 2, 2009 Tags Revenue, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Will Maine Ratepayers Benefit from Wind Power? Augusta — Wind power is coming to Maine – in a big way. While that’s potentially good news for investors and environmentalists looking for clean, renewable and […] Posted October 23, 2008 Tags Taxes
Maine’s Economy Choices: Megawatts from Mountain Tops, What’s in it for Maine? While Maine has a host of stubborn challenges – high taxes, costly health care, and cold weather, to name a few—there is one issue where policy makers can make […] Jody Harris Posted October 17, 2008 Tags Economy, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Choices: Maine’s Levels of Government Spending and Tax Burden This paper examines how Maine compares to other states and what some of the impacts we might expect from altering current spending patterns are likely to be. by: Kurt […] Jody Harris Posted February 6, 2008 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Prosperity Maine: MECEP Annual State Tax and Budget Conference (AUGUSTA ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy will host a forum at the Augusta Civic Center on Monday, January 8, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on developing a policy agenda to achieve a […] Posted January 12, 2007 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget TABOR: Not a Healthy Idea for Maine The Colorado experience with TABOR provides a concrete example of what is likely to happen in Maine if this measure passes on November 7th — major reductions […] Posted October 22, 2006 Tags Economy, Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine's Proposed “TABOR” Likely to Cause Property Tax Increases According to New Study. (Augusta, ME) Maine’s property taxes would not necessarily be lower — and are more likely to increase — if voters adopt the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights […] Posted October 3, 2006 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Property Taxes: Does the Circuit Breaker Relieve the Burden The aim of this study is to better understand the burden of property taxes on Maine resident homeowners – both before and after their refunds through the […] Jody Harris Posted April 24, 2006 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget THE SAME OLD TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails to Fix Flaws of Colorado’s TABOR (Augusta, ME) Today the Washington D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a paper titled, The Same Old TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails […] Posted March 16, 2006 Tags Property Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Report on Estate Tax Reform Not Repeal of Federal Estate Tax (Augusta, ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released Estate Tax Reform: Investing in Maine’s Future, by Clifford Ginn. Estate tax reform will also be […] Posted August 25, 2005 Tags Estate Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes