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00:00David Monreal Avila, Governor of the State of Zacatecas.
00:05I'm the Governor of Zacatecas.
00:08We also have representatives from the states of Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Durango, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Sonora, and Veracruz.
00:20Members of the Enlarged Cabinet of the Government of Mexico.
00:23Businessmen.
00:24Legislators of the Chamber of Deputies and Senators.
00:27Representatives of the trade unions.
00:29Representatives of communities of indigenous peoples.
00:32As well as media.
00:34And those who follow us on the Internet through social media.
00:37Welcome everyone.
00:41And we convey our cordial welcome to you, the President of the Constitutional Federal States of Mexico,
00:57Thank you very much.
01:05Thank you very much.
01:11Thank you very much to each and every one of you.
01:16Thank you, first of all, to the governors.
01:23And thank you very much for coming along.
01:30And particularly to the Governor of the Bank of Mexico.
01:36And the entire cabinet, the senators, lady senators, lady governors, deputies.
01:48And many thanks to the representatives of business who are present here today.
01:56Thank you to Francisco Cervantes.
01:59Thank you to Francisco Cervantes and all the members of the Chamber, the Republic.
02:08And also to the Governor who has been so important as a counselor.
02:16Thank you to all the representatives of trade unions who are with us, workers, men and women.
02:23Thank you very much.
02:25Thank you, of course, to all the representatives of indigenous peoples who are also here with us.
02:33Indigenous peoples.
02:38Right.
02:40As you know, we planned this event, as a matter of what happened yesterday,
02:54the President of the United States put forward a new trade schema in my work.
03:05And fortunately and thanks to the good relations which we have established with the governments of the U.S.
03:15of the collaboration of Peru yesterday,
03:19there happened a very important recognition of the fundamentally important trade agreement
03:31which we have with the U.S. and C.A.
03:35There are lots of outstanding topics, of course, which we are still working on and dialoguing with the governments of the U.S.
03:43And of course, I'm very pleased to steal and urbanize industries as well as the private sector and the border sector.
03:57And given the respectful relations we have established with the U.S.
04:03I'm very happy to give out a document.
04:09A few months ago, in January, we presented a plan for Mexico.
04:18The Mexico plan is important.
04:21And what we're going to do today is demonstrate the program which is connected, related to the Mexico plan.
04:31And obviously, that links us to the business and economic trade relations we have with the U.S.,
04:38which is fundamental, as well as other subjects that we want to develop.
04:42The economy of Mexico is based on a number of principles and actions which I should like to present to you today.
04:52Mexico is a majestic country.
04:58Our natural resources, our history, our humanity, our tradition, and above all, our people are unique and very special.
05:10Moreover, we are living through a great transformation which affects hundreds of thousands of people,
05:20bringing them out of poverty, and it is rooted in eradicating corruption,
05:28the political power of economic power, and it is based on the principles of Mexican humanism and moral economy,
05:38with the ultimate desire for the well-being of all, first of all, the poor.
05:44For this reason, the economy of Mexico is strengthened today.
05:50The employment in March of 2025 was a record for any March.
05:57We saw 22,465,110 formal jobs, the highest in any March in history.
06:10The tax collection reached the absolute maximum in our history.
06:15And we have reached this historic figure from January to March of a 1 billion,
06:2519.5% more in real terms than in the same period of 2024 without increasing taxes.
06:42The reserves of the Bank of Mexico reached an unprecedented figure of 237 billion dollars,
06:51and the interest rate decreased by 50 points thanks to a controlled inflation.
06:59As we know, our economy is very integrated with that of the United States of America.
07:0683% of our exports in 2024 were destined to our commercial partner.
07:17Therefore, it is very important the relationship of dialogue and cooperation with respect to our sovereignty
07:25that we have built with the government of the United States.
07:30This was reflected yesterday in the preferential treatment we had in terms of trade.
07:37It is important to inform, as I mentioned, that we continue to dialogue with the government of the United States
07:44to improve the export conditions of steel and aluminum and the automotive industry
07:51that allow us to reach a better agreement.
07:55Therefore, we must always appreciate the will of dialogue of the President of the United States with respect to our country.
08:05It is likely that there are some people who are not interested in a good relationship between our peoples and governments.
08:13But to their dismay, so far we have reached a mutual respect relationship,
08:19and I think that with information and dialogue we will always maintain it for the benefit of both countries and both peoples.
08:29We are neighbors. We have the responsibility to collaborate and coordinate.
08:36In addition, we are clear about our principles.
08:39As Vicente Guerrero said, the homeland comes first.
08:50And as the great Benito Juárez said, between nations and between individuals, respect of other people is peace.
09:02On the other hand, as we have been saying since we entered the government in various forums,
09:14the imports of Mexico are very similar to those of Mexico.
09:20And we know that much of what we buy from abroad could actually be produced here in Mexico
09:31thanks to the creativity which characterizes Mexico.
09:38On the 3rd of January, we will sign, in this very place, the Mexico Plan for Strengthening Developmental Markets and Welfare,
09:52Strengthening the Domestic Market and Welfare,
09:59Increasing Food Sovereignty,
10:04Increasing National Production,
10:06and Reducing Imports from Countries with which we do not have trade agreements and a Strengthening Welfare Program.
10:20At the end, we will announce that we will have an 18-point Action Plan.
10:27First, we will increase food self-sufficiency.
10:33We will increase the production of white corn from 21.3 million tons in 2024 to 25 million tons in 2025.
10:50We will increase the production of beans from 730,000 tons to 1,200,000 tons in 2030.
11:02We will increase the production of milk from 13,000 to 15,000 million liters.
11:08In particular, the milk of Lyconsa will increase its purchase to small producers from 687 to 1,300 million liters.
11:19We will increase the production of rice from 221,500 to 450,000 tons.
11:28We will also increase the added value of small producers' products by promoting fair trade through food for well-being.
11:41Tomorrow morning, we will be informing the programs that we have developed in these months to achieve these goals.
11:55Second, we will increase energy self-sufficiency.
12:00Between 2025 and 2030, the national production of gasoline, diesel, and turbocarbon will increase by at least 30%.
12:13We will reduce the import of natural gas.
12:17We will go from producing 3,834 to 5,000,000 cubic feet per day in 2030 through sustainable gas recovery.
12:32We will accelerate investments in the Federal Electricity Commission's electricity generation
12:39for 2025 by 3,585 megawatts, of which 25% will be renewable energy sources.
12:52The target for 2030 is 22,674 additional megawatts.
13:00We will start with 59 investment projects to strengthen the national transmission and distribution network
13:10with 86 new substations and an extension of 63 existing ones.
13:17We will strengthen the national content of the Federal Electricity Commission's purchases.
13:24We will accelerate the permits for renewable energy generation,
13:31ensuring that 54% of the electricity generation will be public, as approved by the recent laws.
13:43The rural electrification for remote and highly marginalized communities has already begun,
13:51and we will keep up the voluntary agreement on the price of gasoline associated with the reduction of procedures.
14:01These actions, with details, will be informed in La Mañanera del Pueblo on Wednesday, April 9.
14:10Number 3.
14:12We will accelerate the public works projects for 2025, which consist of 44,000 kilometers of road network maintenance
14:23and a total of 10,000 kilometers of road network maintenance.
14:30We will accelerate the public works projects for 2025, which consist of 44,000 kilometers of road network maintenance
14:39and a total of 10,000 kilometers of road network maintenance.
14:46We will accelerate the public works projects for 2025, which consist of 44,000 kilometers of road network maintenance,
14:56and a total of 10,000 kilometers of road network maintenance.
15:04construction of 114 artisanal roads for indigenous peoples,
15:10and we will be accelerating the roll-out of 37 strategic water projects,
15:17which include the technicalization of irrigation districts,
15:21the sanitation of rivers, dams and major works.
15:28In fact, this month the Ciudad de México-Pachuca train
15:34has already started the construction of the passenger trains
15:38Ciudad de México-Pachuca and Ciudad de México-Querétaro.
15:42Soon we will be in Querétaro to wave the flag.
15:47The next month we will see the beginning of Querétaro-Iracuato
16:02and Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo passenger trains.
16:08And in April, we shall begin the Maya train,
16:17and particularly with regard to the Yucatán Front.
16:22The construction of 110 kilometers of the Interoceanic Train
16:32will begin in Tabasco, and it will be in Tabasco-Hidalgo-Chiapas.
16:39We will extend the rehabilitation of 11 ports in the country,
16:45with public and private investment.
16:51We will end the rehabilitation of the airports in Puerto Escondido and Tepic,
16:56and we shall see the rehabilitation of the International Airport of Benito Juárez in Ciudad de México.
17:10Enhancements work on a number of airports,
17:19with an amount in 2025 of 35 billion pesos.
17:24These are airports that have been concessioned for a long time,
17:28and they will be an investment, those who have these concessions.
17:33The beginning of the construction of seven mixed-investment projects on roads and bridges,
17:41seven projects for road building, bridges, and in Yucatán,
17:48for 33 billion pesos.
17:58That particular new law on public works,
18:01there is a new law on public works,
18:05which has now been sent to the Congress of the Union,
18:09and we hope that this month it will be approved by the House of Representatives and the House of Senators.
18:25We estimate that, at least,
18:28these projects will generate between 500,000 and 1 million direct jobs only in 2025,
18:36and they will be announced in the town's morning news on Monday night.
18:44Four, accelerate the construction of housing and credit.
18:49We had set a goal of 130,000 homes this year,
18:54but we have increased it to 180,000 homes in 2025 with Infonavit and Navit.
19:02It is part of the project of 1 million homes throughout the Sexenio.
19:10100,000 housing improvement grants,
19:14a reduction of 4.4 million unpaid Infonavit and Foviste credits,
19:21a huge amount of 577,000 credits for 1.4 million,
19:28and for the construction of housing, 554,000 credits.
19:37These actions will generate at least 400,000 direct jobs in 2025.
19:46The progress of these programs will be announced during April.
19:53Five, we are going to strengthen and extend the national manufacturable domestic market
20:03of the textile industry, and recuperate, recover 50,000 jobs.
20:16And this will be a creative industry.
20:25And this is not just a question of words.
20:27In such a way that the decrees for this program, which include a diversity of actions and measures,
20:34will be published on May 5 of this year.
20:38Six, strengthen and expand the national manufacturing for the domestic market of vehicles,
20:47robust in innovation, research and development, as well as energy efficiency.
20:54We already have the plan, we have spoken with the automotive industry.
20:59The objective is that most of the vehicles that are consumed in Mexico
21:06are manufactured in our country, in dialogue with the different countries of the world.
21:13And the decrees of this program, which are also associated with the dialogue with the United States,
21:20will be published on May 16.
21:24And on May 5, also for the steel and aluminum industry,
21:30we will be announcing the launch of that program,
21:34and we will also be strengthening the aluminum industry on May 16.
21:41Seven, increase the national production of the pharmaceutical industry and medical equipment
21:48through the simplification of administration,
21:53and the public purchase with plant requirements,
21:58which will be included for the next drug bidding next year, so that they can be prepared.
22:06The decrees will be published this same month, April 28.
22:12Eight, increase the production of the petrochemical industry and fertilizers in Mexico
22:19through mixed projects, to sign in the first semester of this year, and also through private projects.
22:28Nine, increase the national content of public purchases through the new acquisition law,
22:37which has already been approved in the House of Representatives,
22:42and which contemplates 65% of national purchases of government purchases.
22:49It is about to be approved in the House of Representatives.
22:53Ten, increase the sale of national products in self-service and departmental stores
23:02and acquisitions through voluntary efforts.
23:08And on the 2nd of May, you will be hearing about that.
23:12Number 11, the investment portfolio in Mexico,
23:19of agreements which have not been canceled at all in the country.
23:28It has already reached more than $200 billion.
23:34To be able to accelerate this, on April 21, it will be published for the benefit of investment in Mexico.
23:44The single window and simplification will be available for municipal, state, and national projects.
23:56And for national interest, national corporations and municipal corporations.
24:03Twelve, publication de la licitación de 15 polos de bienestar en distintos estados de la república
24:14con sus beneficios fiscales de diverso tipo, incluido el parque de economía circular en el estado de Hidalgo,
24:24a más tardar el 19 de mayo del 2025.
24:30Thirteen, aumentar la creación de al menos 100,000 empleos a partir de bolsas de trabajo y ferias de empleo,
24:38que agradecemos mucho a los empresarios porque hemos estado trabajando en ello.
24:43Esto inicia el lunes 23 de abril.
24:48Fourteen, programa de facilidades de la banca de desarrollo y banca comercial para micro y pequeñas empresas,
24:56que se anunciará en el próximo evento de banqueros, el próximo 7 de mayo.
25:03Esa es la promesa del secretario de Hacienda.
25:07Fifteen, mayor inversión para investigación científica y tecnológica
25:13y simplificación de tiempos para registro de patentes a partir de la modificación de la ley del INPI
25:22que será enviada al Congreso el lunes 14 de abril.
25:27En particular incluye el desarrollo de vehículos eléctricos,
25:31semiconductores, satélites, la creación del Laboratorio Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial
25:38y diversos programas sociales y de humanidades, entre otros.
25:45Sixteen, renovar permanentemente el paquete contra la inflación y la carestía de la canasta básica.
25:54Seventeen, mantener el aumento al salario mínimo hasta llegar a 2.5 canastas básicas
26:02y otras prestaciones sociales que también laborales.
26:08Eighteen, finalmente, garantizar y ampliar los programas de bienestar.
26:15Todos los programas de bienestar están garantizados como derechos públicos
26:21y todos los programas de bienestar están garantizados como derechos sociales en la Constitución de la República.
26:28Además, ya un millón de mujeres de 63 y 64 años reciben la pensión Mujeres Bienestar
26:37y en agosto inicia la inscripción para las mujeres de 60 a 62 años.
26:44Este año, todas y todos los estudiantes de secundaria pública reciben BEG.
26:51El próximo año será para todos los estudiantes de primaria pública.
26:57Y este fin de semana inicia un programa para comunidades rurales que todavía utilizan leña.
27:09En Michoacán, el programa de estufas eficientes de leña para el bienestar.
27:22El Plan México es el camino que estoy segura nos llevará a un México con más empleo bien remunerado,
27:34con menor pobreza y desigualdad, con mayor inversión y producción, con más innovación,
27:43menor contenido de carbono, que respete al medio ambiente y aumente nuestra autosuficiencia y soberanía.
27:53Hoy nos acompañan gobernadoras y gobernadores de las distintas entidades federativas
27:59que estoy segura contribuirán de manera decidida a llevar a cabo este plan.
28:05Agradezco su presencia, así como la presencia de empresarias y empresarios de nuestro país,
28:13representaciones de trabajadoras y trabajadores que son parte sustantiva del desarrollo del país.
28:20Agradezco a todas y a todos y a los representantes de los pueblos originarios.
28:35A todas las mexicanas y mexicanos, tengan la certeza, como lo hemos hecho hasta ahora,
28:43que haré todo lo que esté en mi mente, mi corazón y mis manos para estar a la altura del pueblo de México.
28:52Tenemos valores en nuestro país, honestidad, autoridad moral y la convicción de que como México no hay dos.
29:05Y juntos, y juntas, haremos el mejor México posible.
29:10Tenemos lo principal, mucho pueblo.
29:15Muchas gracias a todas y a todos.
29:17¡Que viva México! ¡Que viva México! ¡Que viva México!
29:35¡Muchas gracias México! ¡Muchas gracias México! ¡Muchas gracias México!