Overview
- The initiative sets a 0% VAT rate for processed pet foods and medicines and lets individuals deduct veterinary medical expenses from income tax.
- The draft specifies that only medical and preventive care would be deductible, explicitly excluding cosmetic or aesthetic services for pets.
- Moving items from the current 16% VAT to a zero rate and permitting ISR deductions would reduce tax revenue, with formal estimates to be produced before debate.
- The proposal has been formally presented but has not entered committee discussion or a vote, so no changes are yet in effect.
- Supporters point to INEGI data showing about 69.8% of households have pets—roughly 25 million homes—and argue the policy could ease costs, improve care, and help curb abandonment; López Rabadán also cites strong backing in a social-media poll.