Politics · Mexico · 5 hrs ago
Mexican business group seeks tax relief during 2027 minimum wage talks
Concanaco Servytur is asking Mexico’s government to ease business costs during talks on the 2027 minimum wage.
The group says shorter working hours will raise employers’ costs: moving from 48 to 46 hours a week with the same weekly pay is estimated to increase the cost per hour by 4.35% in 2027, with the shift to a 40-hour week adding 20% by 2030.
It proposes reviewing taxes, social security contributions and administrative requirements, along with temporary hiring support and help for small businesses to comply.
A hypothetical 10% to 12% increase from the current daily minimum wage of 315.04 pesos would add 958 to 1,150 pesos a month in direct pay, before changes to benefits and contributions.
Informal work remains widespread in Mexico: 33.1 million people, or 55.1% of those working, were informal in the second quarter of this year, and most new occupations recorded in 2026 were informal.
The group says lower burdens could help sustain better pay and formal jobs; it wants a joint government agenda with measurable targets, but no policy changes are confirmed.
Concanaco Servytur has asked Mexico’s government to reduce tax and administrative burdens on family businesses during negotiations over the 2027 minimum wage.
The business group says lower costs could help businesses raise wages while sustaining formal jobs and social security coverage.
It estimates that moving from a 48-hour to a 46-hour workweek would raise the cost per hour by 4.35% in 2027, with the accumulated adjustment reaching 20% by 2030 as the workweek falls to 40 hours.
The group proposed measures including payroll tax incentives, temporary support for new hires and rules suited to small businesses.
- Who
- The Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco Servytur), led by Octavio de la Torre de Stéffano.
- What
- It asked the government to reduce tax and administrative burdens on family businesses during minimum wage talks.
- When
- During negotiations over the minimum wage for 2027.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The group says reducing costs could help businesses raise wages and sustain formal employment and social security coverage.
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- Hourly cost increase
- 4.35% in 2027 when moving from a 48-hour to a 46-hour workweek, according to Concanaco Servytur
- Workweek adjustment
- 20% accumulated cost increase by 2030 as the workweek reaches 40 hours
- Informal employment
- 33.1 million people, or 55.1% of the employed population, worked informally in the second quarter of 2026
- New occupations in 2026
- 599,334, of which 494,607 were informal
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What people are saying
We want people to earn better, have time for their families and have social security. When wages rise, contributions on that pay can also rise; that is why we must discuss how to reduce the burdens that make it difficult to hire and remain formal.
Shared problems require shared responsibilities. We want better wages, more rest and more people with social security. To achieve this, family businesses need conditions to grow and sustain those rights every day.