Mexico to introduce tax breaks along southern border, lengthen in north

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will introduce gasoline and tax breaks along the nation’s southern border and lengthen a program of a similar advantages thru the highest of 2024 along its northern border in a snarl to take care of local economies, officials acknowledged on Friday.

The understanding was as soon as first launched final 365 days and reduced two taxes – a price added gross sales tax identified as IVA and the ISR earnings tax – and could presumably now lengthen to 22 local districts, or municipios, along Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala and Belize.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, flanked by his finance and financial system ministers, announced the expanded tax breaks at his routine morning files conference.

The tax breaks along its northern border decrease the ISR levy from 30% to 20%, and IVA from 16% to eight%, along side adjustments to the tax on gasoline so that there could be no longer a critical distinction with costs on the U.S. aspect of the border.

Traditionally, U.S. gasoline costs are decrease than those in Mexico, in tall portion due to the higher gasoline taxes in Mexico, and the authorities has lengthy sought to discourage Mexican patrons from in quest of to disagreeable the border to invent their purchases.

Present northern border tax breaks masks 43 local districts, stretching across the border states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, dwelling to critical disagreeable-border replace and integrated industries.

Finance Minister Arturo Herrera outlined that the border tax breaks will lengthen to southern states Tabasco and Chiapas, which border Guatemala.

He acknowledged the advantages could presumably also prepare within the capital of Quintana Roo recount, Chetumal, which borders Belize.

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