With 48 votes in favor, 15 against and zero abstentions, the Congress from Mexico City generally approved the opinion by which various provisions of the tax code local for the fiscal year 2025.
Among the modifications considered by this legislative instrument are: implementation of an equitable and sustainable tax policy, new ecological tax, updating of quotas and rates, strengthening of the cadastral registry, focus on rights and legal certainty.
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Additionally, the proposal incorporates elements such as the creation of an ecological tax on the emission of polluting gases, with a fee of 58 pesos per ton of CO₂ equivalent.
The economic package contemplates an increase of 17 billion pesos in subsidies and social programs.
In her speech, the congresswoman Diana Barragan (PT) highlighted the two billion pesos of expenditure budget through participatory budget and the 8.8 percent increase in the resource of mayors.
When expressing his vote against the 2025 Tax Code, the deputy Andrés Atayde Rubiolo (PAN) rejected the increase Payroll Taxwhich goes from 3 to 4 percent.
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In this same sense, the legislator Ricardo Rubio (PAN) highlighted that previous governments have carried out financial runs and other measurement calculations so that it is not a single gradual application, which are also accompanied by the use of other financial measures, to avoid the weakening or potential closure of small or medium-sized companies.
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