Rejected petition Ban benefits for EU citizens arriving in the UK

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The European Commission is proposing that any EU citizen can come to the UK and claim state benefits immediately; when this comes before the Houses of Parliament it should be rejected. Eligibility to benefits for any immigrants, whether EU or Non-EU, should be restricted until they have paid taxes to the Revenue for a period of 10 years.

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Date submitted 5 August 2011
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