# Mexican lawmakers weigh raising beer tax by up to one peso and new levy on high-sodium foods

Mexico's Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee is considering raising beer taxes by 60 cents to one peso per unit and adding a new tax on high-sodium processed foods.

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The Finance Committee of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies is evaluating proposals to raise taxes on beer and other alcoholic beverages and to impose a new tax on processed foods with excess sodium, as part of work toward the 2027 Economic Package. [^1]

Mexican deputies proposed on Wednesday increasing the Special Production and Services Tax (IEPS) on beer by between 60 cents and one peso per unit to generate approximately 6.5 billion pesos in additional revenue. [^2]

López Carrillo proposed a tax of extrafiscal nature on products exceeding sodium parameters set by health regulations, including those carrying the 'excess sodium' warning label such as instant soups and dressings, arguing that excessive sodium consumption is linked to hypertension and cardiovascular disease and that fiscal policy should account for that externality. [^3]

López Carrillo said beer represents 93.1% of the volume of alcoholic beverages sold in Mexico and contributes 63.3% of revenue from the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), while distilled spirits represent 6.3% of volume and contribute 33.3%, and wine 0.6% of volume and 3.5% of revenue. [^4]

López Carrillo said the proposed increase would be between 60 cents and one peso per beer depending on price and presentation, and would generate around 6,500 million additional pesos. [^5]

López Carrillo stated that there is a deep asymmetry in the tax burden of the sector because beer represents 93.1% of the volume of alcoholic beverages sold in Mexico but contributes only 63.3% of IEPS revenue. [^6]

Under the recommended scenario by the working group, combined revenue from IEPS and value-added tax (IVA) would rise from 140,586 million pesos to 147,037 million pesos, an increase of 4.6%. [^7]

Vanessa López Carrillo, a legislator from the Labor Party (PT), presented the proposal as part of the conclusions of the Working Group on Fiscal Treatment for the Production of Distilled Spirits and Other Alcoholic Beverages. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Finance Committee of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies is evaluating proposals to raise taxes on beer and other alcoholic beverages and to impose a new tax on processed foods with excess sodium, as part of work toward the 2027 Economic Package. (El Heraldo de México, News)
2. Mexican deputies proposed on Wednesday increasing the Special Production and Services Tax (IEPS) on beer by between 60 cents and one peso per unit to generate approximately 6.5 billion pesos in additional revenue. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
3. López Carrillo proposed a tax of extrafiscal nature on products exceeding sodium parameters set by health regulations, including those carrying the 'excess sodium' warning label such as instant soups and dressings, arguing that excessive sodium consumption is linked to hypertension and cardiovascular disease and that fiscal policy should account for that externality. (El Heraldo de México, News)
4. López Carrillo said beer represents 93.1% of the volume of alcoholic beverages sold in Mexico and contributes 63.3% of revenue from the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS), while distilled spirits represent 6.3% of volume and contribute 33.3%, and wine 0.6% of volume and 3.5% of revenue. (El Heraldo de México, News)
5. López Carrillo said the proposed increase would be between 60 cents and one peso per beer depending on price and presentation, and would generate around 6,500 million additional pesos. (El Heraldo de México, News)
6. López Carrillo stated that there is a deep asymmetry in the tax burden of the sector because beer represents 93.1% of the volume of alcoholic beverages sold in Mexico but contributes only 63.3% of IEPS revenue. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
7. Under the recommended scenario by the working group, combined revenue from IEPS and value-added tax (IVA) would rise from 140,586 million pesos to 147,037 million pesos, an increase of 4.6%. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
8. Vanessa López Carrillo, a legislator from the Labor Party (PT), presented the proposal as part of the conclusions of the Working Group on Fiscal Treatment for the Production of Distilled Spirits and Other Alcoholic Beverages. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)

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