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Lawmakers Move to Accelerate Tax Refunds in Draft Fiscal Code Reform for 2027 Budget Package

It aims to protect companies' cash flow by restoring legal certainty through faster refunds, technology upgrades, stronger taxpayer safeguards.

Overview

  • Lawmakers led by Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar advanced working sessions through mid‑July to compile a technical document of proposals to feed into the Paquete Económico 2027.
  • Proposals under study include a fast‑track refund scheme for compliant taxpayers using fiscal opinions or a dictamen fiscal, wider use of acuerdos conclusivos, and stronger role for PRODECON.
  • Participants also urged modernization of SAT systems, including use of artificial intelligence, to shorten processing times while keeping legal safeguards for due process and state auditing powers.
  • Ramírez Cuéllar framed timely refunds as a legal right, saying delays reduce corporate liquidity and confidence in the tax system and calling for clearer, enforceable deadlines in the Código Fiscal.
  • No legal changes are in force yet; the ideas remain in analysis and must clear the full legislative process before they could appear in the 2027 budget package, with observers watching how proposals balance speed, transparency and audit authority.