Coalición Canaria has denounced that the Teguise City Council still has not granted licenses to the Friday market in El Varadero square, in La Tiñosa, despite the fact that it was inaugurated in February. The party's spokesperson, Mame Fernández, recalled that while this situation occurs, "the fairground workers continue to comply with all the requirements." "They are considering not opening this Friday as a form of protest," he stated.
Coalición Canaria already publicly denounced on April 3 that the market and the company that manages it were in breach of the technical and administrative specifications, "with the complicity of the government group, made up of San Borondón and the Popular Party." "More specifically, by the Department of Commerce managed by San Borondón and supported by the rest of the PP government," Fernández pointed out.
After listening to new complaints and demands from the fairground workers, Coalición Canaria wanted to make it clear that it is in favor of maintaining any fair or market that serves to boost the municipality, but also understands that it has the "obligation to publicly denounce any breach".
"The fairground workers are still waiting for the municipal license that they processed at the Tías City Council. After two months they are still waiting," warned Mame Fernández, who assured that the fairground workers held a meeting with the Department of Commerce to request a change of hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., which they achieved, a change in the assembly of the booths, a reduction in the fee of 36 euros that they have to pay every Friday and more promotion by the Department with tour operators and hoteliers.
Another location
They also asked to remove booths to give more space to customers and offer a better offer and promotion of products and change the location of the market to a more accessible place with more parking for everyone, such as moving it to La Plaza de Las Naciones.
"All these demands are generated in search of the productivity that must be improved for the fairground workers, since the company and the City Council have guaranteed collections, whether or not they sell every Friday. In addition, it must be taken into account that the permanent fairground workers need to be self-employed, be up to date with Social Security and the Treasury, be in possession of civil insurance and have a certificate from the City Council indicating that they are up to date with the payment of taxes," Fernández recalled.
He also added the auction bid that they had to offer in a sealed envelope to get a stall, which ranged from 100 to 1,500 euros. "Meanwhile, the itinerant fairground workers invited by the company or City Council, presumably lack many of these requirements and only have to pay the 36 euros for occupying public spaces each Friday," CC criticized.