Quintana Roo’s 2026 Revenue Law Faces Tax Hike Backlash

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The delivery of Quintana Roo’s 2026 State Revenue Law, which would amount to approximately 49 billion pesos, has ignited criticism from citizen groups, academics, deputies, and council members.

The document, according to accusers, maintains the state government’s trend of increasing taxes and fees while public services in municipalities continue to deteriorate.

The collective “For a More Prosperous Quintana Roo” stated that according to initial reviews, the initiative contemplates increases in the collection of procedures, licenses, registry services, lodging taxes, and vehicle fees, with increases that in some areas could range between six and 12 percent.

Enrique Ornelas, from the group, maintained that for citizens this represents a direct blow to family finances in a year where the cost of living has risen above expectations.

Citizens for Transparency warned that the state government’s proposal “punishes those who have the least,” since the increases fall mainly on essential services.

It stated that, before asking for more resources, the State Government should justify how it spent the 2025 budget, where the promised works ended up, and which goals were met.

The authorized budget for the Quintana Roo Government in 2025 was 51,473,800 million pesos.

Consulted academics agreed that there is no clear evidence of efficiency: infrastructure gaps remain open, health and mobility services are overwhelmed, and the same security complaints persist.

“They ask for more, but deliver less,” summarized Antonio Villaseñor González, academic and researcher at the University of Quintana Roo.

For their part, opposition deputies and council members questioned the opacity in the exercise of spending. They assured that there are no detailed reports on the progress of programs, nor verifiable metrics that justify the need for greater income.

Additionally, they accused a governmental apparatus “increasingly larger, with more employees, but without proportional results.”

Meanwhile, citizens face deficient services, persistent insecurity, slow procedures, and saturated offices.

Collectives and legislators questioned the Government about why they increase the tax burden if they have not demonstrated improved management.

Deputy José Luis Pech Várguez warned that the debate in Congress is just beginning, but social discontent marks the route: “the 2026 Revenue Law arrives with little credibility and many doubts about its real impact on Quintana Roo households,” he insisted.