China is telling thousands of civil servants to give up their Audis and get on the bus.

State media has reported that most Chinese officials must sell their government vehicles in return for up to $210 a month in public transportation aid. The officials will also have to help their drivers find another job.

The car ban is the latest move in a government campaign to mollify public frustration at extravagance by officials, who have had to rein in spending on banquets, cigarettes and private jet travel.

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