Overview
- The Senate is scheduled to receive the Paquete Económico 2026 at 20:00, which includes the Ley de Ingresos, Presupuesto de Egresos, Miscelánea Fiscal and supporting economic criteria.
- Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo said the plan reflects Sheinbaum’s social vision and welcomed the removal of banks’ ability to deduct payments related to the IPAB.
- Revenue measures under discussion include tighter enforcement against invoice fraud, possible tariffs on countries without trade agreements, and officials have signaled potential changes to taxes on soft‑drink companies.
- By law, revenue items and the fiscal miscellany must be finalized by October 31, and the spending plan must be approved in the Chamber of Deputies by November 15.
- The PRI is pushing to fund wage increases for police, nurses, doctors, teachers and the military and to clear Pemex supplier arrears, as analysts flag weak 2026 growth, U.S. trade uncertainty and scrutiny of debt, deficits and Pemex rescue costs.