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Your view: No jab, no pay?

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Despite overwhelming evidence in favour of immunisation, the Government will not revisit a proposal to make it a condition of the benefit, Prime Minister John Key says.

Have your say by posting in the comments below or voting on the poll.

The Australian Government intends to stop benefit payments to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.

Such a 'no jab, no pay' policy could cost parents more than A$15,000 ($15,255) a year per child.

The New Zealand Government opted against a similar measure in 2012 because it believed immunisation should be the parents' choice.

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Yesterday Mr Key said that decision would not be reviewed.

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