End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions
Our budget eliminates the marriage penalty & increases the personal exemption for all Mainers. Coupled with a higher standard deduction, our changes completely eliminate state tax liability for an additional 15,000 Mainers at our lowest income levels.
Our budget also ends indexing of the gas tax in the second year, a levy that is especially hard on working Maine families and gets passed on to virtually every Maine business.
Source: Maine 2011 State of the State Address
, Feb 10, 2011
Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden
Lower Taxes, Controlled Spending: Paul will reduce Maine's excessive tax burden so Maine families can keep more of their own money. You know how best to spend or save your hard-earned wages, not government.
Paul will control state spending to guarantee lower taxes, while ensuring our highest priorities and programs for our most vulnerable neighbors are supported.
Source: Campaign website, lepage2010.com, "Solutions"
, Nov 2, 2010