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Michoacán Congress Approves 2026 Municipal Revenue Laws With Water and Fee Increases

A hotel session locked in tariff increases under set criteria despite complaints of unequal treatment.

Overview

  • Apatzingán’s law sets a 6% rise in potable water after a proposed 9% was cut back through reserves by Deputy Sandra Garibay to preserve social tariffs for pensioners, people with disabilities and low‑income households.
  • Lázaro Cárdenas adopts a uniform 4.42% increase on tariffs expressed in pesos and projects total 2026 revenues of 1,501,513,718 pesos, with a fixed 36‑peso monthly public‑lighting charge.
  • Tarímbaro’s package raises water by 10% and most fees by 7% and establishes a 38‑peso lighting fee, passing with one vote against and several abstentions as some lawmakers alleged favoritism that others denied.
  • All votes were held at the Hotel Fiesta Inn in Altozano because the Congress building remains occupied by Health Secretariat workers.
  • Lawmakers approved 49 municipal revenue laws overall, authorizing general fee adjustments of 3–6% and water increases of 3–10% across approved municipalities.