Retos de política fiscal para el desarrollo / Challenges of fiscal policy for development

Resumen

Resumen

En este ensayo se presentan algunos de los desafíos más importantes que están pendientes en la agenda de desarrollo social del país, y se sugiere que para avanzar es necesario establecer una Política Social de Estado. Partiendo de ello, se presenta una serie de políticas viables que conducirían a una mejora sustantiva de bienestar de la población, pero al mismo tiempo se señalan algunos obstáculos para lograrlo

Abstract

The priority of fiscal policy in Mexico has been, for decades, to register a low or zero deficit. To achieve this goal, the strategy has been based much more on the containment of public expenditure than on strengthening public revenues. This pattern lama of adjustment has led to a situation where Mexico´s government lacks the revenues to adequately meet its commitments regarding infrastructure, social protection and security, inter alia. The incoming administration of President López Obrador will have to arry out, sooner or later. A profound fiscal reform. In this essay we identify its key challenges and we also present some policy recommendations