FILE PHOTO: The San Ysidro border crossing between the U.S and Mexico in Tijuana, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's new leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday decreed tax cuts for northern states that he says will help power economic growth and deter migration to the United States.
An executive order in the government's official gazette granted lower rates for both value-added and income taxes in more than 40 municipalities bordering the United States, an area that has become a flashpoint over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies to deter immigrants, including building a wall.
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