Inflation, along with increased oil and gas prices resulting from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, are hitting Maine people hard. Last week, I proposed some changes to our budget to put money directly back into the pockets of Maine people to help them deal with these rising costs.
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening.
Last month, consistent with the calls of both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, I proposed giving back half of the budget surplus to Maine taxpayers in the form of $500 checks to help them deal with pandemic-driven inflation.