Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies formally received the Paquete Económico 2026 and referred the revenue bill to the Finance Committee and the spending plan to the Budget Committee.
• Morena leader Ricardo Monreal said budgets for the three branches of government and autonomous bodies will face adjustments, noting the Legislature will also make sacrifices.
• PRI leader Rubén Moreira said his caucus will oppose the Ley de Ingresos and Presupuesto de Egresos and will unveil an alternative proposal on September 18.
• PRI lawmakers questioned opaque line items and potential cuts, citing 92 billion pesos listed for rail projects with only 45 billion justified, plus decreases for security, the FGR and services to Mexicans abroad.
• Deputy Jericó Abramo said the savers’ tax would rise from 0.5% to 0.9% and estimated 1.5 trillion pesos in new borrowing, while PAN senators warned of a 1.8 trillion peso debt ceiling and urged a full probe in the huachicol fiscal case as the FGR reports arrests.