Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Mexico lawmakers soften proposed visitor fee increase but raise military share
Mexico’s House Finance Committee approved changes to a bill on federal fees, including a charge paid by foreign visitors who do not have permission to work in the country.
The government had proposed raising that fee from 988 to 1,334 pesos, but the committee approved a smaller increase, to 1,158 pesos.
The fee is part of Mexico’s 2027 economic package.
Under the revised plan, 57% of the revenue would go to the Defense Ministry, 15% to the National Migration Institute and 28% to the federal treasury.
The original proposal allocated 50% to the military, 26% to the migration institute and 24% to the treasury.
The smaller fee increase followed criticism from the tourism sector, while some opposition lawmakers objected to the larger military share and reduced migration institute allocation.
The bill now goes to the full House for debate and a vote.
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies finance committee approved a revised visitor fee increase, lowering it from the government’s proposed 35% to 17.8%.
The committee raised the share of the fee allocated to the Defense Ministry from 50% to 57%.
The revised bill allocates 15% to the National Migration Institute and 28% to the federal treasury.
The committee approved the bill by 22 votes to nine, with no abstentions, and sent it to the full chamber for debate and a vote.
The changes followed complaints from the tourism sector and criticism from opposition lawmakers.
- Who
- The Chamber of Deputies’ Finance and Public Credit Committee approved the changes.
- What
- It lowered the proposed fee increase for visitors without permission to work and raised the Defense Ministry’s share of the revenue.
- When
- October 2026. The article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies.
- Why
- The fee increase was softened after complaints from the tourism sector; lawmakers also changed how the revenue would be divided.
Tourism-sector critics and opposition lawmakers
Supporters of the changes
Fee increase
Tourism-sector critics and opposition lawmakers
Critics objected to the proposed increase and continued to criticize the revised measure.
Supporters of the changes
The committee approved a smaller increase, from 35% to 17.8%.
Revenue allocation
Tourism-sector critics and opposition lawmakers
Opposition lawmakers questioned increasing the Defense Ministry’s share and reducing the migration institute’s share.
Supporters of the changes
Supporters approved a revised allocation that directs 57% to the Defense Ministry, 15% to the migration institute and 28% to the federal treasury.
The government proposed raising the visitor fee by 35%, from 988 to 1,334 pesos.
A reservation by Morena lawmaker Carol Altamirano lowered the proposed increase to 17.8%, setting the fee at 1,158 pesos.
The approved revenue allocation was changed to 57% for the Defense Ministry, 15% for the National Migration Institute and 28% for the federal treasury.
The committee approved the bill by 22 votes to nine, with no abstentions, and sent it to the full chamber.
- Original proposed fee
- 988 to 1,334 pesos
- Revised fee
- 1,158 pesos, a 17.8% increase
- Defense Ministry share
- 57%
- National Migration Institute share
- 15%
- Federal treasury share
- 28%
- Committee vote
- 22 in favor, nine against, zero abstentions
What people are saying
Although both measures aim to strengthen institutional and technological capacities in migration, it should not be overlooked that this fee increase also represents an additional cost associated with the entry of foreign people into the country.
who knows who changed their instructions
They are against everything and in favor of nothing
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