The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) is considering the implementation of taxes on beverages classified as sweetened oral rehydration solutions, such as Electrolit and Suerox. This measure could contribute up to 5 billion pesos to the public budget in 2026, according to estimates from legislators in Congress. This statement arises during the discussion of the Economic Package 2026 in the Chamber of Deputies, in response to criticisms regarding the current tax treatment of these products, which are registered as medications.

Federal Deputies from the PT and the Green Party proposed to the Secretary of Finance, Édgar Amador Zamora, to include the taxation of oral electrolytes in the economic package, arguing that these beverages do not meet health standards and contain high levels of sugar.
Deputy Ernesto Núñez Aguilar from the PVEM stated that some companies register their beverages as “medications” to circumvent the warning labels mandated by the Official Mexican Standard 051 and to avoid taxes, thereby creating unfair advantages over other sweetened beverages.