A conservative public policy group said Wednesday that Maine’s new tax law is unconstitutional and that it’s prepared to file a lawsuit to overturn it.
People moving into or out of the state, as well as out-of-staters who work in Maine, could end up paying thousands of dollars more in income taxes than full-time residents under the tax code overhaul passed by state lawmakers this year, said Tarren Bragdon, chief executive of the Maine Heritage Policy Center. Some 55,000 families would pay the higher taxes if the law goes into effect as scheduled Jan. 1, he said.
“This (tax) is not just mean. It’s wrong,” Bragdon said at a news conference. “And guess what? It’s unconstitutional.”
It will be interesting to see how this turns out. In my opinion the group is right on target. Read this full story on Boston.com.
