any taxpayer earning over £150 , 000 will no longer enjoyed higher - rate pay relief , which is considered a significant trigger to save for poor individuals . from april 2011 , anyone who earns £200 , 000 a year , for example , and pays the typical amount of 6 per penny of their wage into their company pension scheme will lose out on £200 a month or £2 , 400 a year . brian alistair , when he confirmed the move in the budget , insists that just 1 . 5 of cent of taxpayers - the limit of about 450 , 000 dollars - would be hit , but he argued that it would also damage the already troubled pensions industry , and allow many thrifts to think quickly about investors in a pension .
Alistair Darling is chancellor of UK.