Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
With the long\-awaited UK Budget just a day away the scale of change to devolved budgets was top of the agenda.


Rebecca Evans, Kate Forbes and Conor Murphy pressed for a commitment to a new level of serious engagement on UK spending decisions that impact upon the devolved regions, in particular assurances that additional funding will be provided to tackle the Coronavirus crisis.


Ministers also addressed the detrimental effects that the ongoing uncertainty and late adjustments has had on their budget process and their ability to plan.


Rebecca Evans said:



> “If the UK Government is serious about “levelling up” then it needs to demonstrate that in tomorrow’s Budget. As things stand, our Welsh Government Budget for 2020/21 is still £300m lower than it was a decade ago.  
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> “Whilst the Chief Secretary did not share any detail as to what to expect from tomorrow’s budget, I made the case for increased infrastructure investment – particularly in rail – and greater spend on research and development to grow the Welsh economy.
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> “Coronavirus was also discussed and I made the case for funding based on need – particularly in the context of Wales’ relatively older population and the particular impacts we are likely to see on the Welsh economy. Similarly, we discussed flooding and I pressed for additional funding from Treasury reserves to enable us to respond to the devastating impact of the recent storms in Wales.”


Scotland’s Finance Secretary Ms Forbes said



> “In today’s meeting, I urged the UK Government to deliver on the funding commitments made in the December 2019 General Election in their budget tomorrow.
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> “I also called for an end to the decade of austerity measures imposed by the UK Government and for urgent clarity on how it will guarantee that Scotland does not lose out from EU funding streams from December 2020 when the transition period ends.
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> “We discussed the response to COVID\-19 and will continue to work constructively with the UK Government and other devolved administrations on this including consideration of the financial impact and support for affected businesses and communities.”


Finance Minister for Northern Ireland, Conor Murphy said:



> “Today was an opportunity along with my colleagues from Scotland and Wales to raise areas of common concern including the replacement of European funding and to impress upon the Chief Secretary that we must get the necessary funding to deal with the challenges arising from Coronavirus.
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> “I also took the opportunity to highlight how Air Passenger Duty is an unfair tax and a barrier to economic growth and regional connectivity, as well as raising again Confidence and Supply and New Decade, New Approach funding.  
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> “The message today was clear – a decade of austerity has left us with significant financial challenges. Devolved Administrations must now be provided with adequate funding to deliver decent public services for the people we represent.”







Translation:


 
Ddiwrnod yn unig cyn i Gyllideb y DU gael ei chyhoeddi, y newid yng nghyllidebau’r gweinyddiaethau datganoledig, a maint y newid hwnnw, oedd ar frig yr agenda.


Galwodd Rebecca Evans, Kate Forbes a Conor Murphy am ymrwymiad i ymgysylltu o ddifrif, ar lefel na welwyd mo’i thebyg o’r blaen, mewn perthynas â phenderfyniadau gwariant sy’n cael effaith ar y rhanbarthau datganoledig. Pwyswyd yn benodol am sicrwydd y bydd cyllid ychwanegol yn cael ei ddarparu i fynd i’r afael ag argyfwng y Coronafeirws.


Tynnodd y Gweinidogion sylw hefyd at yr effeithiau niweidiol y mae’r ansicrwydd parhaus a’r addasiadau a wnaed ar y funud olaf wedi eu cael ar eu proses hwythau ar gyfer pennu eu cyllidebau, ac ar eu gallu i gynllunio ymlaen llaw.


Dywedodd Rebecca Evans:



> “Os yw Llywodraeth y DU wir o ddifrif ynglŷn â sicrhau tegwch ar draws y DU gyfan, rhai iddi ddangos hynny yn y Gyllideb fory. Ar hyn o bryd, mae Cyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2020/21 yn dal i fod £300m yn is nag oedd ddegawd yn ôl.
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> “Chawson ni ddim manylion gan y Prif Ysgrifennydd beth y dylid ei ddisgwyl o’r Gyllideb fory. Ond fe wnes i ddadlau dros fuddsoddi mwy mewn seilwaith – yn arbennig y rheilffyrdd – a thros fwy o wariant ar ymchwil a datblygu i dyfu economi Cymru.
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> “Trafodwyd y Coronafeirws hefyd a dywedais ei bod yn hanfodol darparu cyllid yn seiliedig ar angen. Mae hyn yn arbennig o wir gan ystyried y sefyllfa o ran poblogaeth Cymru, sy’n boblogaeth hŷn yn gymharol, a’r effeithiau penodol rydyn ni’n debygol o’u gweld ar economi Cymru. Roedd y llifogydd yn fater arall a drafodwyd gennym a gofynnais am gyllid ychwanegol o gronfeydd wrth gefn y Trysorlys i’n galluogi i ymateb i effaith ddinistriol y stormydd diweddar yng Nghymru.”


Dywedodd Ms Forbes, Ysgrifennydd Cyllid yr Alban: 



> “Yn y cyfarfod heddiw, anogais Lywodraeth y DU i gylawni ar yr ymrwymiadau ariannu a wnaed yn Etholiad Cyffredinol Rhagfyr 2019 yn eu cyllideb yfory.
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> “Galwais hefyd am ddiwedd ar y degawd o fesurau cyni sydd wedi’u gorfodi gan Lywodraeth y DU ac am eglurder ar fyrder ar sut y bydd yn sicrhau na fydd yr Alban ar ei cholled o ran ffrydiau ariannu’r UE o fis Rhagfyr ymlaen pan ddaw’r cyfnod pontio i ben.
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> “Trafodwyd yr ymateb i COVID\-19 a byddwn yn parhau i weithio’n adeiladol â  Llywodraeth y DU a’r gweinyddiaethau datganoledig eraill ar hyn gan gynnwys ystyried yr effaith ariannol a chymorth i fusnesau a chymunedau yr effeithir arnynt.”


Dywedodd Conor Murphy, Ysgrifennydd Cyllid Gogledd Iwerddon:



> “Roedd heddiw’n gyfle ynghyd â’m cydweithwyr o Gymru a’r Alban i godi meysydd sy’n peri pryder i bob un ohonom gan gynnwys disodli cyllid Ewropeaidd a phwyso ar y Prif Ysgrifennydd bod rhaid inni gael y cyllid angenrheidiol i ddelio â’r heriau sy’n deillio o’r Coronafeirws.
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> “Achubais y cyfle hefyd i danlinellu sut y mae’r Doll teithwyr Awyr yn dreth annheg ac yn rhwystr i dwf economaidd a chysylltedd rhanbarthol, yn ogystal â chodi eto Hyder a Chyflenwad a Chyllid Degawd Newydd, Dull Newydd.  
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> “Roedd y neges heddiw’n glir – mae degawd o gyni wedi ein gadael â heriau ariannol sylweddol. Rhaid i Weinyddiaethau Datganoledig gael cyllid digonol yn awr er mwyn darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus teilwng i’r bobl rydym yn eu cynrychioli..”