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Pasiwyd Deddf Iechyd y Cyhoedd (Isafbris am Alcohol) (Cymru) 2018 gan Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ym mis Mehefin 2018, a derbyniodd Gydsyniad Brenhinol ym mis Awst 2018\. 

Mae'r Ddeddf yn caniatáu i Weinidogion Cymru gyflwyno isafbris uned am alcohol a gyflenwir yng Nghymru. Bydd hefyd yn ei gwneud yn drosedd i fanwerthwyr gyflenwi alcohol islaw isafbris penodol a fydd y cael ei gyfrifo drwy ystyried yr isafbris uned hwnnw, cryfder yr alcohol a'i gyfaint, gan dargedu'n benodol alcohol rhad a chryf. 

Heddiw, fe lansiodd yr Ysgrifennydd Iechyd ymgynghoriad ar yr isafbris uned o 50c y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei ffafrio. 

Ar hyn o bryd bwriedir i'r drefn newydd ddod i rym yn haf 2019\.

Yn ôl dadansoddiad diweddar gan Brifysgol Sheffield, amcangyfrifir y bydd isafbris uned o 50c yng Nghymru yn: 

* Targedu bron hanner yr holl alcohol allfasnach sy'n cael ei werthu ac ychydig o dan hanner yr alcohol a brynir gan yfwyr niweidiol, gan effeithio ar ychydig dros un rhan o bump yn unig o'r alcohol a brynir gan yfwyr cymedrol
* Arwain at 66 (8\.5%) yn llai o farwolaethau y gellir eu priodoli i alcohol bob blwyddyn
* Arwain at 1,281 (3\.6%) yn llai o dderbyniadau i ysbytai y gellir eu priodoli i alcohol bob blwyddyn.

Yfwyr niweidiol fyddai dros hanner y gostyngiad a amcangyfrifir i'r lefelau yfed. Byddai effaith fach iawn ar yfwyr cymedrol, sef llai na 8% o'r gostyngiad i'r lefelau yfed, yn unol â bwriad y ddeddfwriaeth.

Dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Iechyd, Vaughan Gething:


> “Amcan pennaf cyflwyno isafbris uned am alcohol yw mynd i’r afael â niwed sy’n gysylltiedig ag alcohol, gan gynnwys derbyniadau i ysbytai y gellid eu priodoli i alcohol a marwolaethau sy’n gysylltiedig ag alcohol yng Nghymru, drwy leihau faint o alcohol a gaiff ei yfed gan yfwyr peryglus a niweidiol. 
> 
> “Yn benodol, mae'r Ddeddf yn cael ei hanelu at ddiogelu iechyd yfwyr peryglus a niweidiol \- gan gynnwys pobl ifanc \- sy'n dueddol o yfed symiau uwch o gynhyrchion rhad sy'n cynnwys lefelau alcohol uchel.
> 
> "Byddai gosod lefel uchel o isafbris uned yn effeithio ar gyfran uwch o’r alcohol sy'n cael ei brynu ac yn cael mwy o effaith ar niwed sy'n gysylltiedig ag alcohol. Fodd bynnag, ar y llaw arall byddai mwy o effaith hefyd ar yfwyr cymedrol, yn arbennig yfwyr cymedrol ymysg grwpiau mwy difreintiedig. Ar ôl ystyried yn fanwl, a phwyso a mesur, rwy'n ffafrio gosod lefel gychwynnol yr isafbris uned ar 50c. Ond byddwn nawr yn casglu sylwadau gan unigolion, busnesau, cyrff cyhoeddus ac eraill sydd â buddiant ynghylch yr isafbris y mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n ei ffafrio sef 50c."

Mae'r gyfraith newydd yn cefnogi strategaeth gynhwysfawr Llywodraeth Cymru i fynd i'r afael ag yfed peryglus a niweidiol drwy ddelio ag argaeledd a fforddiadwyedd alcohol rhad a chryf. Mae hyn yn rhan o ymdrechion ehangach i wella a diogelu iechyd poblogaeth Cymru.

Ar hyn o bryd:

* Mae ychydig o dan ddwy ran o bump (37%) o'r holl alcohol yn cael ei brynu am bris sy'n is na 50c yr uned, gan gyfrif am ychydig llai na hanner yr holl alcohol allfasnach (47% wedi'i werthu am lai na 50c)
* Prynodd yfwyr cymedrol 22% o’u hunedau am bris islaw’r trothwy hwn, ac roedd y ffigurau ar gyfer yfwyr peryglus a niweidiol yn uwch (36% a 46% yn y drefn honno)
* Mae yfwyr niweidiol yn prynu mwy o alcohol allfasnach nag yfwyr peryglus na chymedrol (76% o gymharu â 67% a 60% yn y drefn honno).







Translation:


 
The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 was passed by the National Assembly for Wales in June 2018, and received Royal Assent in August 2018\. 

The Act allows Welsh Ministers to introduce a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol supplied in Wales, and makes it an offence for alcohol to be supplied by alcohol retailers below a minimum price made up of that MUP, the strength of the alcohol and its volume, specifically targeting cheap, strong alcohol. 

The Health Secretary has today launched a consultation on the Welsh Government’s preferred MUP of 50p. 

It is currently intended that the new regime will come into force in summer 2019\.

Recent analysis by the University of Sheffield estimated that a 50p MUP in Wales will: 

* Capture nearly half of off\-trade alcohol sold and just under half of alcohol purchased by harmful drinkers, whilst only capturing just over a fifth of alcohol purchased by moderate drinkers
* Lead to 66 (8\.5%) fewer alcohol\-attributable deaths per year
* Lead to 1,281 (3\.6%) fewer alcohol\-attributable hospital admissions per year.

Over half of the estimated reduction in consumption would be accounted for by harmful drinkers. There would be minimal impact on moderate drinkers, accounting for 8% of the reduction in consumption in line with the targeted aim of the legislation.Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething said:


> “The ultimate objective of introducing a minimum unit price is to tackle alcohol\-related harm, including alcohol\-attributable hospital admissions and alcohol\-related deaths in Wales, by reducing alcohol consumption in hazardous and harmful drinkers. 
> 
> “In particular, the Act is targeted at protecting the health of hazardous and harmful drinkers \- including young people \- who tend to consume greater quantities of low\-cost and high\-alcohol content products.
> 
> “The higher the level of MUP that is chosen, the greater the proportion of purchased alcohol that is captured and the greater the estimated impact on alcohol\-related harms. However, there is a trade\-off, as there is also a greater impact on moderate drinkers, particularly moderate drinkers in the more deprived groups. After careful consideration and on balance, my preference is that the initial level of the MUP should be set at 50p. But we will now gather views from individuals, businesses, public bodies and interested parties about the Welsh Government’s preferred price of 50p.”

The new law supports the Welsh Government’s comprehensive strategy to tackle hazardous and harmful drinking by tackling the availability and affordability of cheap, strong alcohol, which is part of wider efforts to improve and protect the health of the population of Wales. 

Currently:

* Just under two\-fifths (37%) of all alcohol is currently purchased at less than 50p per unit, accounting for just under half of all off\-trade alcohol (47% sold below 50p)
* Moderate drinkers purchased 22% of their units below this threshold, with the figures for hazardous and harmful drinkers being higher (36% and 46% respectively)
* Harmful drinkers purchase more of their alcohol in the off\-trade than either hazardous or moderate drinkers (76% compared to 67% and 60% respectively).