They go for IEPS to drinks with sugars and sweeteners
After the LFD is voted in general and in particular, the discussion will continue for reforms to the IEPS Law with which the quotas for flavored beverages with sugars and sweeteners, and tobacco are updated. According to the decree, the objective of these increases is to discourage the consumption of these products that are harmful to health.
However, the political opposition states that the new resources generated by these updates will not be labeled so that they are used for the treatment of diseases generated by the consumption of these products and prevention campaigns.
“Large companies are not going to absorb these increases, the citizens are going to absorb them. It is not about defending soft drinks, it is about defending fair collection, tax justice (…) the country needs a true public health policy, not a collection strategy disguised as good intentions, which is why the creation of an item to address health issues is proposed,” commented Gloria Elizabeth Núñez Sánchez from Movimiento Citizen, party that will vote against this decree.
For IEPS for flavored drinks and with added sugars and sweeteners, 75,290 million pesos are expected to be collected, and 62,097 million for manufactured tobacco and others.
Against invoices and tax huachicol
The decree for the Federal Tax Code (CFF) will also be discussed and voted with possible reservations.
This proposes new powers for the SAT with the aim of combating tax fraud and evasion, the issuance and sale of false invoices, the smuggling of goods, bad practices such as tax huachicol, as well as greater responsibilities for digital platforms.
Taxpayers to the rescue
Finally, it is planned to discuss and vote on the decree for the LIF, in which it is proposed that the payment of taxes generate 57% of total public income.
According to the policy of the government led by Claudia Sheinbaum, one of the largest sources of public income and its increase will be due to foreign trade by strengthening conditions in customs matters, the application of tariffs to countries with which Mexico does not have trade agreements, such as China; and the fight against smuggling.
Between taxes, social security contributions and contributions, contributions for improvements, rights, products, uses, income from sales of goods, provision of services and other income, in addition to income derived from financing, a total of 10.2 billion pesos is expected to be collected.
