China will issue policies to encourage low-emission economical autoes, said a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Monday.

Liu Zhi, director of the Department of Industrial Policy from the NDRC, made the remark at the 6th China/Asia Clean Fuels International Conference being held here from Nov. 7 to 8.

According to the official, new policies will be issued soon to cancel local restrictions on low-emission autoes to encourage higher economic efficiency. The new policies will also contain taxes preferential for producers and users of economical autos.