He public spending that the government exercised between January and October of this year grew, this due to the support that was granted to Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in September; However, it presented a slight underperformance, according to the information disclosed by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP).
He Public Finance and Public Debt Report As of October, it reported a total expenditure of 7 trillion 634,000 million pesos, which represented an annual growth of 1.7 percent.
However, what was exercised resulted in an underexercise, that is, less was spent than planned in the period. Said sub-year was 88.1 billion pesos.
However, if the support given to Pemex for the repurchase of its debt last September is discounted, public spending would have been 7 billion 380.2 billion pesos, that is, a fall of 1.7% annually.
Last September, it was reported that the federal government issued debt for $13.8 billion, along with the repurchase of the oil company’s bonds for another $12 billion, in line with the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. With this, Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration decided to open the spending spigot, after a year of underexercises and contractions to achieve fiscal consolidation.
Revenue grew 6.6%
In the case of public income, the Ministry of Finance reported that as of October 6 billion 850.3 billion pesos were obtained, considering here the support given to the oil company.
With this, public income grew 6.6%; However, if the resources allocated to Pemexthose obtained by the treasury represented 2.7% more in annual comparison.
In detail, oil revenues – considering support – totaled 993.2 billion pesos, 15.4% more annually. Without the resources to Pemex, oil capture fell 14.1 percent.
Regarding what is obtained from the payment of taxes by taxpayers, the treasury collected 4 billion 495.9 billion pesos, 6.1% more compared to the same period last year.
In detail, the Treasury explained that the ISR collection grew 5.5% in annual comparison, 59,000 million pesos more than scheduled amid higher real salaries and business dividends.
“The collection for the VAT concept increased 5.2% real annually, 44,000 million pesos above the program, benefited by a more competitive average exchange rate in the first half of the year and more rigorous customs inspection. Revenue from import taxes grew 21.4% in real terms annually, exceeding the calendar by 15,000 million pesos, thanks to the strengthening of customs surveillance, the application of the new regime for low-value goods (de minimis) and the adjustments to the tariff scheme for countries without a current trade agreement with Mexico,” added the SHCP.
