Lease battle
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officials are expecting de!lined opposition by West many and Italy to their new posal which would greatly Dnd within the EEC the tam of leasing road haulage ides, writes our Brussels respondent.
he proposal to permit leasing iII EEC countries has been apved by the EEC Commission, it must be agreed by national fernments before it can bene law.
a present hiring vehicles to h hauliers and own-account gators is prohibited in some mtries.
a Italy the law is also applied foreign operators who may y cross the border using their n lorries.
'men foreign trailers — if they hired — are not allowed to er Italy and must be un:lied at the frontier.
he Dutch are more liberal — y restrict hiring to their own ns but leased vehicles from tside the Netherlands may :er the country. There are also frictions on hiring in West rmany.
)n the other hand, leasing is ssible in Brtiain and the hiring ;tem is highly developed in lgium and France.
kra EEC official told CM last !ek: "Leasing is often cheaper d more practical for some ns. Our aim is to reduce cost, prove productivity and create ommon framework of rules." 3oth German and Italian transirt firms are expected to assure their governments to ;ist acceptance of the plan lich may be placed before EEC ansport ministers in Dember.