Record federal revenues; exceed $6 billion: SAT

Between taxes, rights, exploitation and oil revenue, the federal government raised 6 billion 45 thousand 795 million pesos last year, reaching 101.6 percent of what was programmed in the Federal Income Law (LIF), reported the Tax Administration Service (SAT).

The income of the federal government broke a record in amount, while registering an increase of 4.8 percent in real terms, compared to 2024. It is the highest increase since 2017, according to statistics from the Ministry of Finance.

The core part of these incomes are taxes. From them came 88.5 pesos out of every 100 collected by the federal government. The SAT highlighted that contributions also broke a record, reaching 5 trillion 351 thousand 680 million pesos last year, 4 percent more in real terms than what was collected in 2024.

In nominal terms, what was collected by the SAT covered 101 percent of the 5 billion 297 thousand 812.9 million provided for in the LIF. And although it also covered the projected income tax (ISR) and value added tax (VAT), the goal was not reached in the special tax on production and services (IEPS) that is collected, above all, from gasoline, cigarettes and sugary foods and drinks.

Tax boost

The SAT detailed that, from January to December, the ISR collected 2 billion 889 thousand 32 million pesos, which allowed 101 percent compliance with the provisions of the LIF; In the case of VAT, the collection totaled one billion 499 thousand 451 million pesos; which also exceeded the goal by reaching 102.5 percent of what was programmed. While the IEPS remained at 94 percent.

However, all saw real increases compared to what was registered in 2024. With a collection of 204,537 million pesos more than in the previous year, the ISR advanced 3.7 percent; VAT, 2.6 percent, collecting 91,469 million more, and IEPS, 2.9 percent, with 42,907 million additional pesos.

In current pesos, the SAT complied with the Federation Income Law 2025 even with the update made by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit in September. With prices updated to 2026, the agency projected that to comply with the LIF, tax revenue would be equivalent to 5 trillion 481.5 billion pesos, even increasing its estimate to 5 trillion 524.2 billion pesos.

This increase of 0.78 percent in the agency’s forecasts results in 5 billion 339 thousand 135 million pesos, an amount that is also below what the SAT ultimately captured.