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Rising debt raises fears of higher taxes

From El Universal · () Spanish

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  • Mexico’s CEESP warned that the federal government’s larger budget requirements could result in higher taxes.
  • The broadest public-debt measure reached 19.2 trillion pesos in July, while government projections point to 21.8 trillion pesos this year.
  • CEESP said any additional borrowing should finance investment rather than expanding social programs.

Mexico’s growing debt and the federal government’s rising funding needs could lead to higher taxes, the Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector, or CEESP, warned.

The Historical Balance of the Public Sector’s Financial Requirements, the broadest measure of public debt, reached 19.2 trillion pesos in July. That represented an increase of 2.5 trillion pesos during the current administration.

The Finance Ministry’s 2027 preliminary criteria project an additional 2.6 trillion pesos in debt this year, taking the total to 21.8 trillion pesos.

CEESP said the main risk of maintaining or reducing debt levels could be the introduction of a tax package involving changes to tax rates. It said higher taxes could help cover the government’s need for resources to meet its spending commitments, including those linked to the electoral period.

If the government instead chooses to increase borrowing, CEESP said the “golden rule” would require those funds to go toward investment spending rather than the government’s growing social programs.

Nevertheless, the main risk of maintaining or reducing debt levels could be the introduction of a tax package involving changes to tax rates.

· Center for Economic Studies of the Private SectorCEESP identified possible tax-rate changes as a risk linked to Mexico’s debt position.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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