Mexico's Finance Ministry (Hacienda) increased the tax relief for Magna gasoline and diesel for the week of July 11 to 17, 2026, according to the agreement published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on Friday, July 10. Premium gasoline continues to receive no fiscal support.
The IEPS relief is the mechanism by which Hacienda temporarily reduces the special fuel excise tax to cushion consumer price increases. This week, the Magna support rose from 10.62% to 15.95%, equivalent to 1.06 pesos per liter, according to Energía a Debate. For diesel, the increase was larger: from 17.85% to 26.26%, or 1.93 pesos per liter. The adjustment responds to recent movements in international crude prices. For Mexico, where more than 90% of goods distribution depends on road freight, the diesel relief directly affects logistics costs that ripple across the entire economy. In border communities with the United States, where thousands of families cross daily, gasoline price adjustments directly impact cross-border household transportation budgets.
With the new adjustment, Magna drivers pay an IEPS of 5.63 pesos per liter this week, while diesel freight operators pay 5.42 pesos per liter. Premium gasoline consumers, by contrast, bear the full tax rate of 5.65 pesos per liter, with no fiscal relief whatsoever. The DOF agreement also includes no complementary incentives for any of the three fuels during this period, as reported by Expansión. The final pump price depends on more than the IEPS alone: the exchange rate, refining costs, transportation, storage and distribution, and service station margins all factor in as well.
The fiscal relief is reviewed and published every Friday in the Diario Oficial de la Federación for the following week. The next update, covering the week of July 18 to 24, will be released on Friday, July 17.
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