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Dutton denies backflip on EV tax break. The transcript is clear

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has insisted he did not backflip on scrapping Labor’s tax break for electric vehicles, claiming earlier comments he made had been misunderstood and that he had been talking about an entirely different policy.

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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
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