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Scott Morrison puts lower power prices ahead of National Energy Guarantee

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Scott Morrison has declined to commit to keep the National Energy Guarantee, the policy which sparked this week's leadership coup, but said lower power prices remained a priority.

And he signalled he would forge ahead with this week's announcement to make small busiess an election issue by fast-tracking the already legislated tax cuts for small and medium enterprises with turnovers capped at $50 million.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review's political correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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