“I am concerned about the enlargement of the State: because it is going to create a company to guarantee grains, to create software, the combo of Welfare banks with pharmacies, to build drones. It is a welfare State that is going to give everything to the citizens and of course? Where is that money going to come from?” he objected. Arturo Espinosa Sillisconsultant and analyst at Socio Strategia Electoral, during the analysis program “ Claudia Sheinbaum: the start of the six-year term “ what did Expansion.
Espinosa Sillis highlighted that the country does not raise money as it should and the transfers proposed by the president, such as pensions for women aged 60 to 64, which will start in 2025, will imply greater pressures for spending.
Marco Cancinoa public finance specialist and public policy consultant, considered that the government has to implement a plan for collection, because income such as oil revenues are no longer viable.
“We know that in the first years they are not going to dare to carry out a fundamental tax reform as should be done, but yes, what the federal government has to do to obtain more resources is to promote and boost the economy: if the economy grows, the collection grows,” he said.
Although Claudia Sheinbaum proposed improving tax collection via digitalization, analysts consider that improvements must be made in the collection of Income Tax.
Analysts highlighted that although the conditions are in place for a tax reform to be carried out, due to the majority that Morena has in both Congresses, Morena will avoid that risk due to the fear that there will be a cost in the midterm elections.
For its part, Alexandra Haasexecutive director of Oxfam Mexico, said that the collection can be done via the Income Tax (ISR). “It doesn’t have to be increased, but it does have to be collected better,” he said.
The specialist highlights that there are many tax exemptions on possession and property taxes that prevent greater collection. On the other hand, he pointed out that one of the measures that was efficiently implemented during López Obrador’s mandate was the collection of tax debts.
Georgina de la Fuentea political analyst, highlighted for her part that President Sheinbaum’s speech has contradictions about the policy that the government will pursue specifically on security issues.
In recent weeks, Sinaloa has suffered the consequences of clashes between criminal groups and the authorities with dozens of dead and missing.
The analyst said that one of the negative aspects of continuity can go in this sense: not doing something different to improve the country’s security.
“There is no serious reflection in any of her speeches on the challenges she faces, especially as commander of the Armed Forces. The concern is that we are seeing guaranteed continuity in the policies proposed by the president, because we come from a six-year period with the highest number of homicides,” he highlighted.
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