Overview
- Research Land reports 46% of employed people will not receive an aguinaldo in 2025, underscoring the benefit’s limited reach.
- Among recipients who already used the payment, 49% put it toward debts, with 27% for gifts and personal purchases, 15% for household items, and 9% for travel or entertainment.
- Of those still holding some of the bonus, 44% plan to save or invest it and 34% intend to reserve it for early‑year expenses.
- El Imparcial details that under ISR rules only the amount above the exemption (30 days of minimum wage) is taxed, with estimated nets of roughly 10,059–10,185 pesos at 21,000 monthly and 11,244–11,460 at 24,000.
- RÉCORD estimates about 32.9 million workers—those in informal jobs, paid by fees, or without a subordinate relationship—are excluded, even as the LFT requires at least 15 days’ pay in cash by December 20 for formal employees.