On the second day of her institutional visit to Mexico, Díaz Ayuso took part in a meeting in Mexico City with more than a hundred business leaders from the North American country. There, she emphasized that investment by Mexican companies in Madrid has exceeded €4.6 billion since 2019, generating 30,000 jobs.
Díaz Ayuso defended “freedom without qualifiers,” supported by “appropriate, fair, and non-confiscatory” bureaucracy and taxation, within a regional government opposed to clientelist subsidy networks that “should be there for those who cannot, not for those who do not want to.”
In this regard, she noted that Madrid is the only Spanish autonomous community without its own regional taxes, with 37 tax cuts since 2019. She also highlighted a new half-point reduction in personal income tax (IRPF) to take effect in 2027, a 100% tax rebate on property transfer tax for the purchase of works of art, and an increase to 99% tax relief on the transfer of companies, professional businesses, or shareholdings.
Speaking before business representatives from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Mexico and the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, and with the participation of Invest in Madrid, Díaz Ayuso stressed that Madrid is “the most dynamic region in Europe,” attracting 60% of all foreign investment in Spain. She also highlighted its highly regarded university system, business schools and vocational training, one of the most gender-equal labor markets, strong tax incentives for young entrepreneurs, and one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe.
Mexico “has a home” in the Madrid Region
In this context, the president said that Mexican citizens have “a home” in Madrid, as evidenced by the thousands of Mexicans who fill the region with “color, joy, and cultural blending.” In her view, “giving lessons in economics and culture” to Mexico would be “entirely inappropriate,” as it is a powerhouse “in every sense of the word.”
“We bring to our other home a message of enthusiasm and hope for a shared future, in which we continue seeking opportunities—for those of us here today and for those yet to come,” she concluded.