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Today I am publishing my proposals for Local Government funding in 2015\-16, including allocations of core funding for individual Local Authorities. As is usual, allocations may be revised for the Final Settlement. However, I am confident they provide a robust basis for Local Authority financial planning.


I propose to set Local Government revenue funding at £4\.124 billion.  This represents a decrease of 3\.4% (£146 million) compared with 2014\-15\.  


To limit the change for any individual authority, I will apply a damping mechanism so that no authority will see a reduction of more than 4\.5% compared to 2014\-15 (after adding funding for the Local Government Borrowing Initiatives and the Private Finance Initiative). Capital funding for 2015\-16 will amount to £400 million.    

We have recognised the importance of strong local social services to the long\-term success of the health service in Wales. I am providing an additional £10 million in recognition of this.  


We also continue our commitment to protect schools funding.  The Settlement includes resources to protect funding for schools at 1% above the overall change in the Welsh Revenue Budget.  


As a consequence of UK Government decisions, by 2015\-16, the Welsh Government budget will be around 10% lower in real terms than it was in 2010\-11\.  However, we have protected Local Government from the bulk of these cuts.  Over the past five years, spending per head on local services in England has decreased by around 7% in cash terms, whilst in Wales it has increased by 3%.  


When drawing up budget plans for 2015\-16, I expect Local Authorities to take account of all their income streams such as council tax and income from fees and charges.  Whilst the Revenue Support Grant is the largest single source of funding for Local Authorities, it is not the only one.  


In setting council tax levels for 2015\-16, I urge Local Authorities to think seriously about the funding challenges they face, and to balance this with a consideration of the financial burden on households.  We offer considerable flexibility to Authorities in Wales which is not available to their counterparts in England, where restrictive freezes apply.  


I am proud of our commitment to maintain full entitlements for eligible applicants under the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, and I am supporting Local Government to deliver the scheme in 2015\-16 by again distributing £244 million within the Settlement.  Local Authorities must take account of the effect of the scheme in making their decisions about council tax levels.


Transfers and revenue grants
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Included within the provisional RSG for 2015\-16, is £13\.5 million of funding previously provided through ring\-fenced grants.  This includes £8 million to support the costs of financing 21st Century Schools, an increase of £4\.5 million from last year.  Other transfers into this year’s Settlement include £4\.6 million for regional Integrated Family Support Services and £880,000 for the development of Autism Spectrum Disorder strategies.  


In total, this means that over this Assembly term, £160 million has been transferred into the Settlement.


Transfers out of the Settlement include £2\.5 million for the centralisation of student finance administrative services and the transfer of Local Authority responsibilities to the Student Loans Company (Wales), £490,000 for Animal Feed Control and £540,000 for training educational psychologists.


Alongside the Settlement, I am publishing information on other Welsh Government grant schemes planned for 2015\-16\.  I hope to add to this information for the Final Settlement.  


A number of Ministers have agreed to review their grant schemes to try to provide greater funding flexibility for Local Government.  The Minister for Education and Skills has reviewed hypothecated education grants and amalgamated ten grants into a single Education Improvement Grant for schools worth over £140 million for 2015\-16\.  


Individual Authority allocations
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Table 1 sets out the proposed distribution of Aggregate External Finance (comprising Revenue Support Grant and redistributed Non Domestic Rates) between the 22 Authorities for 2015\-16\.  


This distribution reflects our most up to date assessment of relative need, based on a wealth of information on demographic, physical, economic and social characteristics across Wales.  


In line with the Welsh Government Draft Budget, I am unable to provide indications beyond 2015\-16 due to the lack of information regarding UK Government spending plans.


Conclusion
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Today’s announcement marks the start of a six\-week consultation period which ends on 19 November 2014\.  After this, I will consider whether further amendments are to be made before making my final determination in early December.  





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Heddiw rwyf yn cyhoeddi fy nghynigion ar gyfer Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol yn 2015\-16, gan gynnwys dyraniadau arian craidd i Awdurdodau Lleol unigol. Fel sy’n arferol, mae’n bosibl y caiff dyraniadau eu diwygio ar gyfer y Setliad Terfynol. Er hynny, rwyf yn hyderus eu bod yn darparu sylfaen gadarn ar gyfer cynllunio ariannol gan yr Awdurdodau Lleol.


Rwyf yn bwriadu pennu cyllid refeniw Llywodraeth Leol ar lefel o £4\.124 biliwn, sef gostyngiad o 3\.4% (£146 miliwn) o’i gymharu â 2014\-15\.  


I gyfyngu’r newid ar gyfer unrhyw awdurdod unigol, byddaf yn defnyddio mecanwaith lleddfu fel na fydd unrhyw awdurdod yn destun gostyngiad o fwy na 4\.5% o’i gymharu â 2014\-15 (ar ôl ychwanegu cyllid ar gyfer Mentrau Benthyca Llywodraeth Leol a’r Fenter Cyllid Preifat). Daw arian cyfalaf ar gyfer 2015\-16 i £400 miliwn.  


Rydym wedi cydnabod pwysigrwydd gwasanaethau cymdeithasol lleol cryf i lwyddiant hirdymor y gwasanaeth iechyd yng Nghymru. Rwyf yn darparu £10 miliwn yn ychwanegol i gydnabod hyn.  


Rydym hefyd yn parhau â’n hymrwymiad i amddiffyn cyllid ysgolion.  Mae’r Setliad yn cynnwys adnoddau i amddiffyn cyllid i ysgolion ar lefel o 1% yn uwch na’r newid cyffredinol yng Nghyllideb Refeniw Cymru.  


O ganlyniad i benderfyniadau Llywodraeth y DU, erbyn 2015\-16, bydd cyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru ryw 10% yn is mewn termau real nag oedd yn 2010\-11\.  Er hynny, rydym wedi amddiffyn Llywodraeth Leol rhag y rhan fwyaf o’r toriadau hyn.  Dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, mae gwariant y pen ar wasanaethau lleol yn Lloegr wedi gostwng tua 7% mewn termau arian parod, ond mae wedi cynyddu 3% yng Nghymru .  


Wrth lunio cynlluniau’r gyllideb ar gyfer 2015\-16, rwyf yn disgwyl i’r Awdurdodau Lleol gymryd eu holl ffrydiau incwm megis y dreth gyngor ac incwm o ffioedd a thaliadau i ystyriaeth.  Er mai’r Grant Cynnal Refeniw yw’r ffynhonnell unigol fwyaf o arian i’r Awdurdodau Lleol, nid dyna’r unig ffynhonnell.  


Wrth bennu lefelau’r dreth gyngor ar gyfer 2015\-16, Hoffwn annog yr Awdurdodau Lleol i feddwl o ddifrif am yr heriau ariannu sy’n eu hwynebu, ac i roi’r un ystyriaeth i’r baich ariannol ar aelwydydd.  Rydym yn cynnig cryn hyblygrwydd i Awdurdodau yng Nghymru nad yw ar gael i’w Hawdurdodau cyfatebol yn Lloegr, lle mae mesurau rhewi cyllid ar waith.  


Rwyf yn falch o’n hymrwymiad i gadw hawliadau llawn i geiswyr cymwys o dan gynllun Gostyngiadau’r Dreth Gyngor, ac rwyf yn cefnogi Llywodraeth Leol i ddarparu’r cynllun yn 2015\-16 trwy ddosbarthu £244 miliwn unwaith eto o fewn y Setliad. Rhaid i’r Awdurdodau Lleol gymryd effaith y cynllun i ystyriaeth wrth wneud eu penderfyniadau am lefelau’r dreth gyngor.


Trosglwyddiadau a grantiau refeniw
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Yn y Grant Cynnal Refeniw dros dro ar gyfer 2015\-16, cynhwysir £13\.5 miliwn o arian a oedd yn cael ei ddarparu gynt trwy grantiau wedi’u neilltuo.  Mae hyn yn cynnwys £8 miliwn i gefnogi costau ariannu Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif, sef cynnydd o £4\.5 miliwn ers y llynedd.  Mae trosglwyddiadau i mewn i Setliad eleni’n cynnwys £4\.6 miliwn ar gyfer Gwasanaethau Integredig Cymorth i Deuluoedd ac £880,000 i ddatblygu strategaethau Anhwylderau’r Sbectrwm Awtistig.  


Mae hyn yn golygu bod cyfanswm o dros £160 miliwn wedi cael ei drosglwyddo i mewn i’r Setliad yn ystod tymor y Cynulliad hwn.


Mae trosglwyddiadau allan o’r Setliad yn cynnwys £2\.5 miliwn ar gyfer  canoli gwasanaethau gweinyddol cyllid myfyrwyr a throsglwyddo cyfrifoldebau’r Awdurdodau Lleol i Gwmni Benthyciadau Myfyrwyr (Cymru), £490,000 ar gyfer Rheoli Bwyd Anifeiliaid a £540,000 i hyfforddi seicolegwyr addysgol.


Ochr yn ochr â’r Setliad, rwyf yn cyhoeddi gwybodaeth am gynlluniau grant eraill Llywodraeth Cymru sydd wedi’u cynllunio ar gyfer  2015\-16\.  Gobeithio ychwanegu’r wybodaeth hon ar gyfer y Setliad Terfynol.  


Mae nifer o Weinidogion wedi cytuno i adolygu eu cynlluniau grant i geisio darparu mwy o hyblygrwydd ariannu i Lywodraeth Leol.  Mae’r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau wedi adolygu grantiau addysg heb eu neilltuo ac wedi cyfuno deg o grantiau mewn un Grant Gwella Ysgolion gwerth dros £140 miliwn i ysgolion am 2015\-16\.  


Dyraniadau Awdurdodau Unigol
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Mae Tabl 1 yn nodi dosbarthiad arfaethedig Cyllid Allanol Agregedig  (sy’n cynnwys y Grant Cynnal Refeniw ac Ardrethi Annomestig wedi’u Hailddosbarthu) rhwng y 22 o Awdurdodau ar gyfer 2015\-16\.  


Mae’r dosbarthiad hwn yn adlewyrchu ein hasesiad diweddaraf o angen cymharol,  ar sail gwybodaeth fanwl am nodweddion demograffig, corfforol, economaidd a chymdeithasol ledled Cymru.  


Yn unol â Chyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru, nid wyf yn gallu darparu dangosyddion y tu hwnt i 2015\-16 oherwydd diffyg gwybodaeth am gynlluniau gwario Llywodraeth y DU.


Diweddglo
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Mae cyhoeddiad heddiw’n fan cychwyn cyfnod ymgynghori a ddaw i ben ar 19 Tachwedd 2014\.  Wedi hynny, byddaf yn ystyried a oes angen diwygiadau pellach cyn gwneud fy mhenderfyniad terfynol ar ddechrau Rhagfyr.





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