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The chancellors who moved the retirement goalposts 33 times – and made pensioners poorer

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The annual allowance rose each year from 215,000 to 255,000 in 2010 .

George Osborne , another former chancellor, dramatically slashed the cap to just 50,000 .

Workers in defined benefit pension schemes faced unexpected tax penalties when their pension growth exceeded the lower cap.

The lifetime allowance has been similarly tampered with.

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