From carbon emissions and drug prices to a new minimum corporation tax, the Inflation Reduction Act is ambitious in its scope.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Small businesses like mine deserve a level playing field
I pay my fair share toward the communities we all want. Let’s make billionaires and corporations do the same.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Gov. Mills doesn’t support suspending state gas tax
She says legislative approval would be required to do as President Biden urged when he called on Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Pouliot: Tax policy is truly in the eye of the beholder
Who qualifies for Maine’s $850 rebate reflects the Republican belief that if the government is fully funded, any excess revenues should be returned to those who contributed it.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Taxpayer relief, tribal relations, child protection and free tuition: What mattered in the 2022 session
Lawmakers found themselves in an unusual position this year – having to decide what to do with a projected surplus of $1.2 billion.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge won’t lift $10,000-a-day fine against Trump, who says he doesn’t have records
Trump’s lawyers have provided a New York judge with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn’t turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general’s office because he doesn’t have them.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath officials project modest tax increases in proposed 2023 budget
Owners of a $200,000 home would see about a $12 tax increase under Bath’s proposed 2023 budget, which the city council will deliberate and amend over the next several weeks.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Republicans need to tell voters what their plans are
Mitch McConnell wants his party’s midterm candidates to avoid discussing specific policies – but his spat with Sen. Rick Scott shows that can backfire.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Republican senator’s plan would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes
Democrats say Rick Scott’s comments reflect the GOP’s belief that much of the U.S. does not work hard enough.
Posted inBusiness
Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time
EnQ’s line-jumping service costs $300 a month or $1,000 a year and claims to cut hold times by up to 90 percent.