Deputies will earn 113 thousand pesos more in 2026; cuts to the INE and PJ

Deputies would be about to approve an increase of more than 113 thousand pesos in their salary, with cuts to autonomous organizations and the Judiciary

MEXICO CITY.- Federal deputies maintain their salary increase projected in the opinion of the Federation Expenditure Budget (PEF) 2026, this in the midst of budget adjustments to autonomous organizations.

The budget opinion, released yesterday Thursday by the Budget and Public Account Commissionmaintains without changes the proposal presented by the president Claudia Sheinbaum on September 8.

Deputies maintain salary increase for 2026

According to Excelsiorlegislators approved a purse higher than 653 million 612 thousand pesos for your net salary in 2026, which implies an increase in 9.53% compared to the previous year, almost triple the national inflation (3.76% according to INEGI).

Each deputy will receive one million 193 thousand annual net pesos a one million 307 thousand pesosthat is to say, 113 thousand 739 additional pesos per legislator (500 deputies in total).

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The monthly base salary of a legislator will increase by 99 thousand 457 to 108 thousand 935 pesoswithout counting bonuses or additional benefits.

This increase includes “compensatory support” for the payment of the ISR on the bonus, which rises 64 thousand 587 to 67 thousand 785 pesos.

This amount was justified as an incentive to neutralize the taxes they pay on their own bonus, as documented. Emeekius.

Cuts to the Judiciary and autonomous organizations are approved in the 2026 Budget

While the deputies maintain their salary increase, the PEF 2026 contemplate cuts of up to 18 billion pesos to various institutions.

He National Electoral Institute (INE) will face a reduction in 18.3% of your budget, and National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) will have a cut of the 6.8%.

The elimination of extraordinary benefits for members of the Judicial Branch of the Federationincluding ministers and magistrates.

According to the legislative majority, these adjustments seek to free up funds for social programs and current spending of the federal government. However, the contrast between the cuts and the salary increase generated criticism for the double discourse of austerity.

Ricardo Monrealcoordinator of the bench of Morena in the Chamber of Deputies, had promised that the released resources would be allocated to universities, culture and securitybut opponents accused that the Chamber itself would be the first to benefit.

In addition to the salary increase, the deputies will receive a institutional life insurance for almost 60 thousand pesosand his bonus will increase by nearly 7 thousand pesos.

In contrast, they approved more taxes to products such as soft drinks, cigarettes, “violent” video games and sugary drinks, while the Public debt will exceed 20 trillion pesosequivalent to 150 thousand pesos per Mexican.

He PEF 2026 will be discussed November 3 in the Budget Commission and later in the Plenary Session of San Lázaro.

So far, deputies have shown no signs of modifying the increase.

With information from Flash y MX Politician.

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