Weak Links in 2015 Budget

MEXICO - Report 30 Sep 2014 by Mauricio González and Ernesto Cervera

Since the Ministry of Finance handed Congress the administration’s 2015 budget proposals, a number of officials have come forward to argue that if approved, this budget would prove to be both responsible and one that would push public investment to new record highs, even going so far as to argue that it prioritizes infrastructure expenditures over current spending. A number of analysts and opinion makers found fault with the idea that spending is to be held at responsible levels in keeping with the estimated deficit for 2015, while no new tax increases are to be implemented. Such experts al...

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