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CITB levy under new scrutiny
09:59 27 Mar 2003
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The Hire Association Europe (HAE) has welcomed a recent High Court
decision setting a precedent for a distinction between operated and
non-operated plant hire.
John Coyne, managing director of the HAE, said the ruling, in Baldwins Industrial Services -v- Barr (CJ 26 February), would have a significant bearing on the HAE's campaign to have tool and non-operated plant hirers exempted from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Training levy.
"This decision is very important when considering the contractual supply of equipment to construction companies," said Coyne.
"The judgment clearly states that if an operator is not part of the contract, it cannot be defined as supplying construction. There-fore the provision of non-operated equipment to the construction industry should not fall under the CITB definition and must be exempted from the levy."
Coyne said he intended to bring the decision to the attention of Ivan Lewis, the minister with responsibility for the CITB levy, who is currently considering the HAE case to exempt tool and equipment hire companies.
John Coyne, managing director of the HAE, said the ruling, in Baldwins Industrial Services -v- Barr (CJ 26 February), would have a significant bearing on the HAE's campaign to have tool and non-operated plant hirers exempted from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Training levy.
"This decision is very important when considering the contractual supply of equipment to construction companies," said Coyne.
"The judgment clearly states that if an operator is not part of the contract, it cannot be defined as supplying construction. There-fore the provision of non-operated equipment to the construction industry should not fall under the CITB definition and must be exempted from the levy."
Coyne said he intended to bring the decision to the attention of Ivan Lewis, the minister with responsibility for the CITB levy, who is currently considering the HAE case to exempt tool and equipment hire companies.
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