Governor Mills Statement on Passage of Supplemental Budget by Legislature's Appropriations Committee

Committee's vote includes additional middle-class property tax relief sought by Governor Mills

Governor Mills issued the following statement this morning after the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted to approve LD 2212, the supplemental budget bill, and send it to the full Legislature for consideration:

"Throughout my time in office, we have made historic investments in health care, education, and local communities, all to help Maine people. It is crucial that we maintain these important investments for Maine people into the future, especially as we face such economic uncertainty because of actions of the Trump Administration.

"So, when the Senate President and the House Speaker asked me whether I would support a surcharge on the very wealthiest in the supplemental budget in order to continue funding these investments, I agreed, and I requested that that revenue be used in part to provide property tax relief for hardworking Maine people who are feeling the pinch. The Appropriations Committee agreed, and I am grateful for their work on this initiative.

"Overall, this budget supports many important priorities to address the rising of cost living that is hurting Maine families. It gives money back to the people, it preserves critical funding for our schools and for health care into the future, it makes permanent Free Community College, it invests in housing, and it delivers enhanced property tax relief.

"I thank the Appropriations Committee, President Daughtry, and Speaker Fecteau for their hard work to move the budget ahead and look forward to continued work by the Legislature to deliver meaningful relief to Maine people as soon as possible."

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