Vallarta Daily: If you fetch a quick quesadilla or hot dog in Mexico, expect to pay more very soon. Beginning July 1, the 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be added to popular prepared foods sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. The new federal tax will cover a variety of foods consumed by busy Mexicans who find less and less time to cook at home, including tortas, tamales, sandwiches, flautas, tacos, hot dogs, roasted chickens, and much more.
Food prepared and sold in restaurants has long been subject to the 16 percent VAT, but until now similar foods offered at commercial outlets for take-out consumption have been exempt from the tax. Unprepared foods remain VAT-free-at least for now. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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