Maine Voters Refuse to Lower Income Tax by Expanding Sales Tax to Include Services Such as Self Storage

Although observers say that the people of Maine are in favor of tax reform generally, on Tuesday Maine’s voters rejected tax reform legislation for the fifth time in six years. In a 61 to 39 percent vote, Maine residents rejected a state tax package that would have lowered income taxes while broadening sales taxes to cover dozens of items, including self storage, that were not previously taxed. (The vote will not affect federal income taxes, only Maine’s state income tax and sales tax.) [More]