The central government on Tuesday decided to accelerate the development of fuel-efficient new-energy vehicles to reinforce its green goals.

Industry experts said the move would promote healthy restructuring of the auto manufacturing industry and get rid of heavy polluters.

The State Council will re-introduce tax incentives to encourage purchase of cars whose engine is 1.6-liter or below. Taxes on such vehicle purchases will be halved for buyers from Oct 1 and will run till the end of next year.