The Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria received yesterday in Tenerife the Bravo Murillo Award for his “great work and constant effort in the defense of the Canary Islands», in an act held at the Mac-Kay Farm in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The award was given to its highest representative, Agustín Manrique de Lara, by the president of the Cabildo de Tenerife, Rosa Davila, who stated that “it is a true honor to present this award to an entity that has worked so much for our jurisdiction, such as the Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria”. The meeting was attended by numerous personalities from the sphere policy and business who shared a gala lunch during the awards ceremony.
Agustín Manrique de Lara, president of the Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria, received the award, thanking La Gaveta Económica, a regional economics magazine that organizes the awards, for the recognition, which also coincides with the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Círculo . Manrique de Lara wanted to remind all those who have been part of the Círculo, commenting that he considers this recognition as “a tribute to all the businessmen who have made up our Círculo de Empresarios over the last 40 years, giving it life, content and reason of being”.
In addition, the president wanted to take advantage of the act to call on public institutions so that “each municipality has a square, street, park or corner dedicated to the Economic and Fiscal Regime of the Canary Islands in order to broaden knowledge about this jurisdiction.” so important for the Islands.
Antonio Salazar, director of La Gaveta Económica, wanted to thank the efforts of the sponsors ASSAP Fiscal and Legal Services, Binter Canarias, CaixaBank, Laooal Medicina y Estética, Philip Morris and Satocan, “for making this gala possible and these awards that seek to promote knowledge and raise the debate on this type of issue.” Salazar also wanted to explain the choice of the name, Bravo Murillo Awards, for being the promoter of the Free Ports Law, “a law that changed the future of the Archipelago because it liberalized the entry and exit of merchandise, something that boosted the economy of the islands and it was an important tax incentive for Canarian commerce, “explained the journalist.
During the gala, Orlando Luján, director of the REF Chair, thanked the initiative for these awards and pointed out that “with the support of entities such as the Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria and many other entities, we can make the REF Chair continue to be a vital element for the development of the Economic and Fiscal Regime of the Archipelago”.
For his part, Samuel Cruz, president of the College of Commercial Graduates, indicated that “initiatives like this, together with the effort being made to make the REF known among young people, are extremely important for the public to know about it and value its importance”.
Juan Luis Alayón, president of Asesores Fiscales de Canarias, intervened to explain that “rewarding professional excellence encourages everyone to continue working to defend elements such as the REF”, and for this reason he wanted to congratulate the Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria “For his work in defending privileges such as the Economic and Fiscal Regime.”
Manuel Afonso Salazar, territorial director of Caixabank highlighted the importance of these awards because “they value the different jurisdictions” and thanked the institutions and people who have collaborated in their development. Lastly, José Ramón Barrera, for ASSAP, stressed that “our idiosyncrasies must be understood away from the simple concept of privilege”, and added that “we must ensure that these measures are understood from our fiscal peculiarity”, referring to the Canarian privileges.
The Círculo de Empresarios de Gran Canaria was chosen as deserving of this recognition by popular vote among the readers of the magazine La Gaveta Económica, as it is an entity of vital importance for the Canary Islands. There are numerous milestones that the Círculo has contributed to achieving for the Canary Islands and for Gran Canaria in particular. From the meetings with political figures to clarify the entry of the Canary Islands into the Common Market, which resulted in their own commercial policy, to the third runway at the airport, the University of Las Palmas or the ring road of the capital of Gran Canaria.
