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The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational level. About Us »
The fifth subnational report of the Doing Business series in Mexico—compares business regulations in 31 states and Mexico City. The report focuses on federal, state and municipal regulations that affect 4 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm.
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This report, the eighth in a series from the World Bank Group and PwC, measures tax systems for a domestic company complying with tax laws and regulations in each economy. The case-study company is a small to medium-size manufacturer and retailer, chosen to ensure that its business can be identified with and compared worldwide.
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