Child benefit cuts 'tough but necessary' say ministers
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Ministers have defended plans to cut child benefits to higher earners amid criticism they represent an "attack" on already hard-pressed families.
From 2013, benefits will be removed from any family where one parent earns more than about £44,000 a year.
Labour said the move - aimed at saving £1bn a year - undermined the coalition's claim to be a family-friendly government.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11470983
From 2013, benefits will be removed from any family where one parent earns more than about £44,000 a year.
Labour said the move - aimed at saving £1bn a year - undermined the coalition's claim to be a family-friendly government.
Who'd a thought it?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11470983
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