As the year comes to a close, we want to remind you that Rep. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) Car Tax Credit that was included in the stimulus package this spring is still in effect, but not for much longer. Mikulski’s provision provides a state sales and excise deduction for all tax payers who purchased a new car [...]
More evidence that Maine lawmakers have never met a tax they didn’t like: The legislature will consider an 11-cents-per-gallon increase in the gas tax to help fund road repair, after the transportation committee approved the proposal without Republican support. The committee voted 9-4 in favor of the bill, with four of the five Republican members voting against it, [...]
digg_url = “http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/08/excise-tax-cut-appears-headed-to-referendum-portland-press-herald/”;digg_title = “Excise tax cut appears headed to referendum”;digg_bgcolor = “#FFFFFF”;digg_skin = “normal”;digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; More evidence of Maine lawmakers’ anti-business attitude. Without argument, the biggest deterrent to new car sales in the state of Maine is the oppressive excise tax. Most states have either no fee, [...]
