Poll Shows Tax Hikes Hit President Enrique Pena Nieto's Approval Rating David Alire Garcia - Reuters
go to original November 20, 2013

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's approval rating fell on the back of tax hikes that he pushed through as part of a wide-reaching economic reform drive, according to a new poll published on Tuesday for daily newspaper El Universal.

The president's support slid to 50 percent in November from 55 percent in a previous poll in August, while his disapproval rating rose to 37 percent in the latest survey by pollster Buendia & Laredo versus a prior reading of 34 percent.

Last month, Mexico's Congress passed a fiscal overhaul pushed by Pena Nieto that included higher income tax rates for the wealthy as well as new levies on junk food, soft drinks and stock market gains.

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