Sociedad Cooperativa Trabajadores de Pascual, owner of Boing, has asked the federal government and Congress for differentiated tax treatment for cooperatives under the IEPS on flavored beverages, at the outset of discussions on the 2027 Economic Package, according to Reporte Índigo, which reported the request on September 8, 2026.
The proposal arrives almost a year after the increase to the IEPS quota on flavored beverages took effect in November 2025, according to the cooperative's statement cited by El CEO. Pascual argues that the current design of the tax draws no distinction between a workers' cooperative and a multinational corporation, and that its proposal does not seek an exemption but a verifiable mechanism with safeguards against abuse, grounded in the constitutional promotion of the social sector and the principle of tax equity, according to El Sol de México. For Mexico, the case concerns a mass-consumption manufacturer whose owners are its own workers, one that buys sugarcane and fruit from domestic producers.
The cooperative reported investments exceeding 57 million pesos, including the launch of Néctasis, a beverage with no added sugar made from natural fruit and free of warning labels, and the reformulation of Boing to eliminate added sugar. It also developed special presentations for school cooperatives, free of artificial sweeteners. Pascual stated that it has absorbed most of the IEPS within its own margins to avoid passing costs on to consumer families, and that its workforce supports approximately 4,500 families. The company reaffirmed its openness to the dialogue proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, while noting that it has not yet received a concrete response to its requests.
The next stage of the discussion is Congress, where the 2027 Economic Package is under review. Pascual's proposal, submitted to the Secretariats of Finance and Health, outlines a specific mechanism for production cooperatives and has yet to receive a substantive response, according to the cooperative itself.
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