US EditionEconomic Package 2026: What Are New Healthy Taxes and What Products Do They Apply For?
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The 2026 Economic Package came with an increase in prices ‘under the arm’, this through the new ‘healthy taxes’ presented by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.These healthy taxes imply the increase to the Special Production and Services Tax (IEPS) of certain products, which are related to physical and mental health impacts, and the objective of increasing prices, as well as contributing to more tax collection, is to discourage consumptio…
Given the increase proposed for the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) in the Economic Package 2026, the Secretary of Economy in Coahuila, Luis Olivares Martínez, trusted that a company like Arca Continental arm some strategy to correct it and thus not have a significant affectation.As will be remembered Arca Continental currently in Saltillo makes an investment of 1.3 billion pesos for the installation of a new Distribution Center an…
Civil society organizations asked the Congress of the Union to support the proposal of the Fiscal Package 2026, sent by the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, in which it proposes increases to sugary drinks and tobacco. “We congratulate the Federal Government for proposing this tax, but we are asking the legislative branch to support it and increase it to seven pesos per litre. Corporations are taking huge profits from our country and…
MEXICO CITY.- Consumer soft drink prices will increase by 10 to 15% due to the current tax increase and the new tax proposed in the 2026 Economic Package for sugary drinks, which will impact families' wallets, reported the Mexican Beverage Association (MexBeb). "This is […]
Ricardo LaraThe 2026 Economic Package of Claudia Sheinbaum's government generated a stir by including the so-called healthy taxes, which seek to tax flavored beverages, tobacco, online gambling and violent video games. According to the proposal presented at Palacio Nacional, the measure does not have a collection purpose, but rather a health protection purpose. “The government of Mexico will put in place measures for extra fiscal purposes aimed …
The 2026 Economic Package proposes to extend the Special Tax on Products and Services (IEPS) to all flavored drinks containing sugars and sweeteners. Initially, this could be analyzed from a health and fiscal perspective. In the first case, it is undeniable that there is a correlation between these products and health issues, at least so the World Health Organization and Dr. David Kershenobich, the Secretary of Health in Mexico. According to the…
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