Overview
- Specialists convened by the Red de Acción Sobre el Alcohol proposed charging 0.4938 pesos per milliliter of pure alcohol at a forum on September 22 and asked deputies to insert the measure into the Ley de Ingresos 2027.
- Under current law the IEPS is an ad valorem tax calculated on product value with tiered rates by alcohol degree, which critics say underprices alcohol compared with an alcohol‑content charge.
- RASA and health experts cite heavy harms to justify reform, estimating about 41,000 alcohol‑attributable deaths a year and referencing Encodat 2025 data that drinkers consume an average 7.8 grams of pure alcohol per day.
- Advocates point to international evidence—notably Thailand’s reforms—and note Mexico has not raised alcohol taxes since 2014, producing an estimated real revenue decline that the new design seeks to correct.
- The proposal was not included in the executive Paquete Económico 2027 and its fate now depends on whether the Cámara de Diputados adopts it during the Ley de Ingresos debate before the deputies’ October deadline.