Overview
- Finance chief Édgar Amador Zamora told deputies he is open to discussing IVA and IEPS on Electrolit and Suerox, with lawmakers citing roughly 5,000 million pesos in potential revenue.
- The proposal would raise the IEPS on sweetened beverages from about 1.64 to 3.08 pesos per liter and lift the tobacco ad valorem rate from 160% to 200%, with a specific per‑cigarette quota rising through 2030.
- Analysts and media estimate a pack of cigarettes could cost about 20 pesos more in 2026, while restaurants warn the beverage tax would add roughly 3–5% to checks and pressure margins.
- Public‑health experts at a Chamber forum supported higher levies and recommended minimum rates of 3 pesos per cigarette and 7 pesos per liter of soda to reduce consumption and raise health funding.
- Small‑commerce groups ANPEC and ConComercioPequeño oppose the increases, pointing to a September basic basket average of 1,979.15 pesos, concerns about regressive impacts, and risks of illicit cigarette trade and extortion, citing the 2010 precedent.