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Mexico’s High Court Poised to Dismiss Grupo Salinas Appeals in Billion-Peso Tax Fight

Draft rulings would clear the way for the tax authority to begin collections.

Overview

  • Seven of nine Elektra and TV Azteca tax cases are set for plenary discussion on Thursday, covering 48,326,809,000 pesos including fines, interest and updates.
  • Projects from five justices propose confirming lower-court decisions and declaring the companies’ remedies inadmissible, meaning no review on the merits.
  • Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz rejected requests to postpone the hearings after earlier delay attempts, with the matters added to the agenda late Friday.
  • Grupo Salinas announced it is evaluating a lawsuit against the SAT for alleged “doloso silencio administrativo,” arguing violations of petition and speedy-justice rights, and urged the agency to recalculate the credits without double charges or heavy surcharges.
  • The conglomerate says it will turn to the Inter-American system if domestic rulings go against it, and an adverse Supreme Court decision would allow the SAT to initiate embargo or fiscal execution procedures.