This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition Restricting Child Benefit to a maximum of 2 children
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We are looking at the government to change child benefit payable for the first 2 children born, after that it is the parents choice to have more but we as tax payers will not pay for them.
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