Programmes to help at-risk young people and small businesses were two victims of Premier Paula Cox’s cost-cutting Budget yesterday.The Mirrors programme repeatedly heralded for turning around the lives of young men and women since its launch four years ago will hold just one residential session this year after its budget was trimmed by more than a third.And the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC), which provides financial and technical support to local entrepreneurs, sees its funding slashed from $2.44 million to $500,000.Many of yesterday’s reductions came in the Ministry of Youth, Families, Sports and Community Development, with Minister Glenn Blakeney announcing one cut after another in the afternoon press conference.Mr Blakeney pledged the integrity of his programmes would not be compromised as he revealed current accounts expenditures in his Ministry were down from $71.5 million to $66.2 million.At the start of 2010/11, Mirrors was allocated $2.5 million.The figure for last year has now been revised to $2.3 million, and it falls again to $1.7 million for 2011/12 a total drop of $870,000, or 34 percent.Mr Blakeney said instead of holding two sessions, it will have just one, focusing on the 15- to 18-year-old age group, in November.His Ministry’s after-school programme has been cut from $1.23 million to $1.21 million, or eight percent, which he said was “a result of a few programmes being undersubscribed and absorbed at neighbouring locations”.Meanwhile, child day care allowance will now only be eligible for those with a total income less than $50,000, instead of the existing cap of $70,000, as Mr Blakeney’s Financial Assistance budget is cut by $1.2 million to $27.5 million.He said new qualification measures would be introduced to crack down on people abusing the system.Child and Family Services’ budget drops from $17.68 million to $17.41 million, a fall of $267,000, or two percent.This includes a 32 percent hit for the psycho-educational programme, which goes from $3.11 million to $2.11 million, with the Minister explaining: “By making a more accurate assessment of various clients’ needs, we believe that a fair number will not require treatment abroad.”Bermuda Cricket Board’s grant drops from $1 million to $200,000 and Bermuda Football Association’s from $1 million to $750,000, while funding for Community and Cultural Affairs is down $722,000 to $3.9 million.Mr Blakeney retained a positive outlook, telling the media: “We all recognise that we are challenged to do more with less, and with that understanding we remain committed to improving the cost-effective delivery of services provided by the variety of departments under our remit.“I can also assure you that the quality of services will not be compromised as a result of resetting the dial.”However, Bermuda Democratic Alliance’s families spokesman Donte Hunt argued: “All these cuts will have a direct impact in the family.“You are going to see more strained and stressed families. Mothers and fathers will be more stressed, and there will be more tension on children in the family unit.”The drop for the BSBDC represents nearly 80 percent of its budget. Economy Minister Kim Wilson said: “Despite what will appear to be a substantial reduction in the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation’s grant, the organisation will redirect its existing assets to ensure ongoing programme delivery.”Nobody at BSBDC was available for comment yesterday, but one of its organisers, Lucrecia Ming, said in an interview with this newspaper before the Budget: “Small business is what’s keeping the economy going.”Reductions were rife across all Ministries, with the police budget cut by 11 percent, hospitals by two percent, telecommunications by 30 percent and transport by 62 percent.Other victims include the Music Festival, which Tourism Minister Patrice Minors said would be cancelled because it wasn’t attracting enough tourists and will be replaced by smaller events throughout the year.Tourism will also slash its overseas advertising fees, Mrs Minors told the media, while Works Minister Derrick Burgess said roadworks would now be done in the winter to save cash.The consultants bill has been slashed, from $26.27 million to $21.78 million on overseas consultants, and from $18.23 million to $9.26 million on local consultants.Each of the Island’s two public senior schools saw its budgets slashed by more than 20 percent, with Berkeley Institute down from $13.47 million to $10.48 million and CedarBridge Academy down from $15.69 million to $12.48 million.As part of ten percent cuts in education, the Department of Education will give up its headquarters in Dundonald Street and move to one location in Southside.Administration for the Annual Exhibition is down from $398,000 to $340,000, maintenance of Eastern parks falls from $1.08 million to $960,000 and lifeguard service drops from $459,000 to $441,000.Bermuda National Trust saw its grant fall from $149,000 to $50,000, Bermuda Arts Council’s dropped from $172,000 to 100,000, the Cultural Legacy Fund from $200,000 to $75,000 and the Sunshine League from $200,000 to $100,000.Public Information Services takes the highest percentage hit among the Ministries, with its budget falling 18 percent from $43.28 million to $35.54 million, including cutbacks in archives, public lands and buildings and the IT office.