New restrictions placed on public sector vehicles

With the odd-even plate license ban to be lifted on Saturday, the Beijing municipal government is trying to set an example on curbing pollution and energy consumption by imposing a traffic restriction on State-financed vehicles, the Beijing News reported on Sunday.

Vehicles operated by government agencies, social organizations financed by government budgets and State-owned enterprises will be included in the ban, according to the gazette of Beijing municipal government, which was released on Wednesday.

The driving ban, divided into five groups, will apply to all government-financed cars from Monday to Friday, depending on the last digit of the license plates.