The Mexican Tax-Benefit System

Carlos Absalón () and Carlos Urzúa
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Carlos Absalón: Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

No 2009-06, EGAP Working Papers from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México

Abstract: After the economic crisis that erupted in 1994, extreme poverty in Mexico increased steadily until it ended up affecting more than one third of the population in 1996. Since then, the government has increased substantially social benefits, directing most of its efforts toward reducing poverty (the percentage of population living in poverty, although still high, is now lower than in the pre-crisis years). Regarding the tax system, in 2007 the Congress enacted several changes in the case of income taxes and some excise taxes. Thus, on both sides, benefits and taxes, there have been several recent reforms in Mexico that are worth to study in a micro-simulation framework.

Keywords: Mexico; tax system; benefit system; impuestos; prestaciones sociales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H20 H24 H50 H55 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06
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