US EditionBillionaire Salinas Reaches Tax Deal with Mexican Government
The payment ends disputes over audits from 2008 to 2013 after intensified government pressure and recent court rulings, with an upfront 10.4 billion pesos paid immediately.
- On Thursday, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego's companies promised to pay 32 billion pesos to the government, including an upfront 10.4 billion pesos with the rest in 18 installments, ending a decade-long dispute from 2008 to 2013 audits.
- The tax authority, while barred from disclosing details, argued misuse of deductions, and TV Azteca SAB and affiliated companies claimed they were being charged twice, with a November ruling strengthening legal pressure on Salinas.
- The group highlighted its historical tax contributions while noting recent market losses, as Grupo Salinas companies paid more than 300 billion pesos in taxes and Salinas's net worth fell after Grupo Elektra's 2024 collapse.
- Pascoe announced the group now considers its obligations settled, writing `From now on, we owe the government nothing, for any reason whatsoever,` while Salinas said the payment exceeded the previous administration's deal.
- Late last year, Salinas launched a political movement sparking 2030 speculation, while President Claudia Sheinbaum intensified tax payment calls since late 2024, and Salinas spoke in Mexico City on Friday, Feb. 26, 2025.
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Boston HeraldAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The conglomerate of Mexican tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego announced Thursday that it will pay the tax authorities the equivalent of about $1.8 billion in back taxes, ending a dispute of more than two decades with the government. The decision comes after a setback suffered by Grupo Salinas last November, when the Supreme Court, composed of justices close to the ruling party, upheld lower court rulings ordering …
The businessman covered a first payment of $10.4 billion pesos and agreed to liquidate the rest through payments in the following year and a half
After announcing the agreement to settle its debt with the SAT (Tax Administration Service), businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego said that it begins a new stage.On Thursday, January 29, 2026, Grupo Salinas announced that an agreement was reached to pay in subscriptions the debt it maintains with the SAT, which, as the dependence pointed out, will be carried out in 18 partialities.What did Ricardo Salinas Pliego say after paying debt with the SAT?…
Grupo Salinas reported that it concluded with all the fiscal disputes it had with the government of Mexico, after making an additional payment that, according to the company, fully covers the amounts demanded by the tax authority and puts an end to a dispute that lasted for almost 20 years. The company did not elaborate the amount, but the Ministry of Finance reported that the company, of which it did not mention the name, will pay 32 billion pe…
Salinas Pliego Is Committed to Paying More than 30 Billion and Ensures that It Settles All Its Debts
Ricardo Salinas Pliego has definitely lost his pulse against the Mexican public Treasury. After a tug and loosening of more than 15 years, increased in recent months, the businessman has disbursed the first 10.4 billion pesos of debt on Thursday, according to the announced tax service (SAT) in a statement, and undertakes to pay a total of 32.133 million, that is, 37% less than the amount fixed by the State as a result of the surcharges for the d…
Mexico City.- The Ministry of Finance reported that Grupo Salinas will pay 32 billion pesos that will be owed to the SAT, of the planned 51 billion pesos, that is, a discount of 37 percent. The Tax Administration Service (SAT) reported that, according to the Fiscal Code of the Federation and applicable judicial decisions, the commitment of payment for a total of 32 thousand 132 million 897 thousand 658 pesos was reached. Of that amount, 10 thous…
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