THE world's largest fleet services company - GE Capital Fleet Services - has published an authoritative new guide to help companies plan global fleet management policies. Produced in association with Arthur Andersen the new guide - 'The Economic Implication of Car Leasing' - looks at corporation tax, indirect tax, VAT rates, personal tax and the accounting treatment of finance lease, operating lease, hire purchase and outright purchase of vehicles in 18 European countries, Canada, the United States of America and Japan.

The guide is aimed exclusively at tax planners and financial directors of international companies and senior executives with cross-frontier responsibilities for business fleets. and enables companies to compare rules for operating leases, finances leases, hire purchase arrangements and outright purchase decisions.

'The Economic Implications of Car Leasing' is available free to senior executives of companies operating cross-frontier fleets by telephoning 0800 262147 in the UK, or contacting Mylene Schuit at Avis Fleet Services Europe, Brussels on ++ 32 27 24 0691.