While we should not be surprised that a cabinet with such an overwhelming number of millionaires among its members would decide to benefit themselves with this budget, we should equally be outraged that they would do so while making life more difficult for those at the opposite end of the income spectrum. There is little or nothing in the budget which will help those who are worse off in society especially those who are dependent on benefits and little to mitigate the effects of planned welfare cuts – cuts of up to £10bn – whilst higher earners have largely been untouched.