An Appraisal of Recent Tax Reforms in Mexico

The purpose of this paper is to make an appraisal of the tax reforms that took place in Mexico in the eighties and the beginning of the nineties, putting emphasis on their macroeconomic consequences. The paper also examines the pattern of government expenditures along the last three presidential regimes, together with some other issues such as the privatization of public enterprises.Mexican tax system, Mexican privatization