By Financial Times reporter Alice Ross

Published: June 25 2010 18:21

The government this week announced sweeping changes to retirement benefits, which consultants said should make saving into a pension more attractive. To read the whole of this article go to:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b7e50a4c-807d-11df-be5a-00144feabdc0.html

The article also emphasises a telling number for working people : 12%. This is the proportion of annual salary,according to Scottish Life, that needs to be saved in a pension in order to provide for a comfortable retirement.