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Technical Bulletins: Sales Tax Revenue: How To Get Your Fair Share (2013), Al Major Feb 2013

Technical Bulletins: Sales Tax Revenue: How To Get Your Fair Share (2013), Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The best way to maximize your city's local sales tax is to review the state's record of business locations (situs report) and correct any errors.


The Impact Of Post-Recession State Revenue Reductions On Maine's Municipalities, Emily Shaw Jan 2013

The Impact Of Post-Recession State Revenue Reductions On Maine's Municipalities, Emily Shaw

Maine Policy Review

Maine municipalities have received substantially less revenue from the state over the past several years, due to a combination of financial pressures on state budgets and state administrative policy preferences. The result is that municipalities have been forced to restructure the provision and funding of local services through a combination of reducing spending in some categories, raising additional money from residents and other users of town services, or taking on additional municipal debt. However, on average, Maine’s municipalities have so far been unable to reduce their total spending. This discussion of municipal responses to reduced state revenue is based on …