Cozumel Mayor Pledges No Increase in Property Tax or Municipal Fees

Cozumel, Quintana Roo — Cozumel Mayor José Luis Chacón Méndez said the island will not raise its property tax or its traditional municipal fees this year, following a meeting with business chamber representatives and the local council, known as the Cabildo del Pueblo.

The mayor said the talks covered proposals for the state Revenue Law and the municipal Income Law, with priority given to the wellbeing of Cozumel families.

Chacón explained that while the Revenue Law contains various proposals still being reviewed in working groups, it is the Income Law that sets the fees and amounts the municipality actually charges. He said rates will remain unchanged this year for property tax, business licenses, garbage collection and other municipal services.

He said the only item still under review with the council is the real estate acquisition tax, known as ISABI, which will be settled on Friday. The Income Law itself will go before the council for approval on Thursday, when the charges for the 2027 fiscal year will be set.

“I’ll tell you directly: the property tax is not going up, no tax is going up; apart from the ISABI issue, which is still under analysis, everything else stays the same,” the mayor said, repeating his commitment to responsible finances and to protecting the island’s family budgets and productive sectors.

Chacón thanked the business representatives for their trust and participation, along with the council for its work, and said his office doors remain open to hear their proposals. “We will keep working 24/7 for the good of Cozumel,” he said.

The meeting was attended by Carmen Joaquín Hernández, president of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE); Eduardo Morales Rivas, president of the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO); Alejandro Gutiérrez Sánchez, president of Coparmex; Miguel Marrufo Reyes, president of Canirac; and Paloma González Alcerreca, president of the Cozumel Downtown Hotel Association, along with representatives of groups including AMPI and AMEXME.