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Higher Taxes on Soda and Junk Food: What's on the Table for Mexico's 2027 Budget and How It Hits Cancún

The Chamber of Deputies' Finance Committee is weighing higher taxes on sugary drinks, snacks, high-sodium foods and alcohol; the budget bill is due by September 8.

By Miguel Díaz Miró · Responsible editor ·
Sodas, snacks and instant soups on a store shelf

Cancún shoppers could pay more for sodas, snacks and junk food starting in 2027 if a review of the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) now under discussion in Mexico's Chamber of Deputies moves forward, as part of the 2027 Economic Package —the set of revenue and spending bills the federal government must submit to Congress no later than September 8.

The chair of the Finance and Public Credit Committee, Deputy Carol Antonio Altamirano, said pending items include taxes on high-sodium products —such as instant soups, chips and snacks— and on alcoholic beverages. Separately, civil-society groups such as El Poder del Consumidor and Fundar are pushing to raise the IEPS on non-essential, calorie-dense foods (junk food) from the current 8% to 20%.

To grasp the scale, recall what already happened in 2026: the IEPS rate on sugar-sweetened beverages jumped from 1.64 to 3.08 pesos per liter —nearly double— and a new charge of 1.50 pesos per liter was added to drinks with non-sugar sweeteners. That adjustment is already baked into soda and packaged-juice prices at stores across the state. If the new increases pass, they would take effect on January 1, 2027.

Why it matters in Quintana Roo: the state has ranked among Mexico's highest for inflation in recent months, and the heavy consumption of sodas and processed foods in the hot Caribbean climate means these taxes land directly on the budgets of thousands of families and on the margins of the corner stores and small shops that resell these products.

What to keep in mind: for now this is a proposal under debate, not an approved tax. The 2027 Economic Package will be discussed in Congress between September and November, and the Revenue Law must be approved no later than October 31. Nothing changes at Cancún checkout counters before those votes. Consumers can follow the process on the Chamber of Deputies' official portal, and small businesses would do well to review their beverage and snack price lists now to anticipate any 2027 adjustment without passing surprises on to customers.

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