Shopkeepers in the country grouped in the National Alliance of Small Merchants (ANPEC), questioned the government policies that have been seen in the first 100 days of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s administration, covering foreign policy and attention to small commerce.
There is an uncertain future in bilateral relations between Mexico and the US, highlighted the group of shopkeepers.
A renewed Donald Trump will assume the presidency with an aggressive agenda that includes mass deportations, higher tariffs, the declaration of drug trafficking as a terrorist activity that allows intervention in our territory and even the controversial intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. , stated the ANPEC.
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“Until now only the President has stood up and assumed the burden of debate on these issues. Where are the chancellor, the ambassador and the rest of the cabinet? Leaving the dispute with the next North American government alone and with a single voice is not the best option,” the alliance reproached.
In relation to small businesses, ANPEC said that one of the aspects that most affects and worries the channel is the issue of insecurity, manifested in assaults and extortions such as floor and road charges.
Likewise, he added that merchants are also concerned about the lack of a specific government program that facilitates access to solar panels that allow shopkeepers to save on their operating costs, since currently payment for electricity service represents one of the biggest imbalances for the sector.
In the regulatory field, ANPEC said that it observes with concern a double government discourse: “On the one hand, the idea of prohibiting prohibition is promoted, but on the other hand, prohibitionist regulations are promoted that do not reflect the realities of the market and that end up promoting the black market. , controlled by gangs to finance their criminal activity. A clear example of this is the ban on vaping devices, which are now marketed in an uncontrolled manner in places like Tepito, social networks and metro stations,” he lamented.
Finally, the ANPEC warned about an increase in the price of basics, due to a price increase seen since December in high-demand products, as well as the update of the IEPS that affects the cost of hydrocarbons.
Likewise, he added, since January 10, the cost of tolls has been raised.
Everything will have an impact on the cost of the goods, he added.
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