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Today, I am announcing the launch of phase 3 of our Economic Resilience Fund.

To date, the Fund has supported nearly 13,000 businesses helping to secure 100,000 jobs for our citizens.  Our £1\.7 billion business support package \- which is equivalent to 2\.6% of our GVA – aims to complement and supplement other UK schemes and means that companies in Wales have access to the most generous offer of help anywhere in the UK.

Following the principles of providing enhanced support, today I am announcing an additional £140m available to businesses to help them deal with the economic challenges of Covid\-19 and the UK’s impending exit from the EU transition period.

The funding from the third phase of the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund will see wider support being provided to secure jobs and help businesses develop, as well as additional help for firms affected by local lockdowns.

This new phase of the Economic Resilience Fund will see £80m being made available to help businesses develop and secure the employment of their workforces through business development grants, but will require firms to commit some of their own resources in return. Some £20m of this budget will be allocated to supporting tourism and hospitality businesses  facing particular constraints and challenges as we enter the winter months. The scheme will also reward those businesses that create new job opportunities for under 25 year olds.

Meanwhile, an additional £60m will be allocated to support businesses in areas that are subject to local lockdown restrictions.

I am also considering how to use the Development Bank to consolidate and secure long term patient capital to SMEs in Wales as we navigate the next few months.

The business development grants will be open to businesses of all sizes:

* micro businesses (employing between 1 and 9 people) will be able to apply for up to £10k on the condition they match this with their own investment of at least 10%;
* SMEs (employing between 10 and 249 people) will be able to apply for up to £150k. Small businesses will be required to match this with their own investment of at least 10% and medium businesses with at least 20% of their own funding;
* large businesses (employing 250\+ people) will be able to apply for up to £200k on the condition they match this with their own investment of at least 50%.

There will be an element of discretion in the fund to enable higher levels of support for micro businesses and SMEs in the tourism and hospitality industries.

The Eligibility Checker for companies to find out if they can access funding from the third phase of the ERF will be live during week commencing 5 October.

Companies that received grant funding through phases one and two of the ERF, or Non\-Domestic Rates linked support, could also be eligible for phase three of the ERF.   A further £60m will be provided to support companies needing to close or materially impacted by the current local lockdowns.

The nature of local restrictions may vary according to differing circumstances, and may create a financial pressure for the Welsh Government if it is not mitigated fully by any UK Government response.

We are working with our local partners and with social partners to explore what support may be needed and how this could be delivered to meet the needs of businesses, workers and communities.

Business Wales remains the first port of call for advice for businesses and our existing range of financial support options for businesses remain in place.

This announcement provides our businesses with the reassurance that further support is available when they need it most.

As a Welsh Government, we continue to do all we can to back our businesses, our workers and our communities.

 







Translation:


 
Heddiw, rwy’n cyhoeddi lansiad cam 3 ein Cronfa Cadernid Economaidd.


Hyd yma, mae’r Gronfa wedi cefnogi bron i 13,000 o fusnesau gan helpu i ddiogelu 100,000 o swyddi ar gyfer ein dinasyddion. Nod ein pecyn cefnogi busnesau gwerth £1\.7 biliwn – sydd gyfwerth â 2\.6% o’n gwerth ychwanegol gros – yw ategu a chyfrannu at gynlluniau eraill yn y DU, ac mae’n golygu y bydd gan gwmnïau yng Nghymru fynediad at y cynnig mwyaf hael yn unrhyw ran o’r DU.


Gan ddilyn yr egwyddorion o ddarparu gwell cymorth, heddiw rwy’n cyhoeddi bod £140m ychwanegol ar gael i fusnesau i’w helpu i ymdrin â heriau economaidd COVID\-19 ac ymadawiad y DU o gyfnod pontio’r UE, sy’n nesáu.


Bydd y cyllid o drydydd cam Cronfa Cadernid Economaidd Llywodraeth Cymru yn sicrhau bod cymorth ehangach yn cael ei ddarparu i ddiogelu swyddi a helpu busnesau i ddatblygu, yn ogystal â chymorth ychwanegol ar gyfer cwmnïau sydd wedi’u heffeithio gan gyfyngiadau lleol.


Yn y cam newydd hwn o’r Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd bydd £80m ar gael i helpu busnesau i ddatblygu a sicrhau cyflogaeth eu gweithlu drwy grantiau datblygu busnes, ond bydd angen i gwmnïau ymrwymo rhai o’u hadnoddau eu hunain yn gyfnewid amdano. Bydd tua £20m o’r gyllideb hon yn cael ei dyrannu i gefnogi busnesau twristiaeth a lletygarwch sy’n wynebu cyfyngiadau a heriau penodol wrth inni gyrraedd misoedd y gaeaf. Bydd y cynllun hefyd yn gwobrwyo’r busnesau hynny sy’n creu cyfleoedd swyddi i bobl o dan 25 oed.


Yn y cyfamser, dyrennir £60m ychwanegol i gefnogi busnesau mewn ardaloedd sy’n wynebu cyfyngiadau lleol.


Rwyf hefyd yn ystyried sut i ddefnyddio’r Banc Datblygu i gyfuno a diogelu cyfalaf tymor estynedig i fusnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru wrth inni ddod o hyd i’n ffordd drwy’r misoedd nesaf.


Bydd y grantiau datblygu busnes ar gael i fusnesau o bob maint:


* bydd micro fusnesau (sy’n cyflogi rhwng 1 a 9 o bobl) yn gallu gwneud cais am hyd at £10k ar yr amod eu bod yn cyfrannu eu buddsoddiad eu hunain o o leiaf 10%;
* bydd busnesau bach a chanolig (sy’n cyflogi rhwng 10 a 249 o bobl) yn gallu gwneud cais am hyd at £150k. Bydd angen i fusnesau bach gyfrannu eu buddsoddiad eu hunain o o leiaf 10% a bydd angen i fusnesau canolig ddarparu o leiaf 20% o’u cyllid eu hunain;
* bydd busnesau mawr (sy’n cyflogi 250\+ o bobl) yn gallu gwneud cais am hyd at £200k ar yr amod eu bod yn cyfrannu eu buddsoddiad eu hunain o o leiaf 50%.


Bydd elfen ddewisol yn y gronfa i alluogi lefelau cymorth uwch ar gyfer micro fusnesau a busnesau bach a chanolig yn y diwydiant twristiaeth a lletygarwch.


Bydd y Gwiriwr Cymhwysedd ar gael yn ystod wythnos 5 Hydref er mwyn i gwmnïau ddarganfod a yw’n bosibl iddynt gael cyllid o drydydd cam y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd.


Gallai cwmnïau a gafodd arian grant yng nghamau un a dau y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd, neu gymorth cysylltiedig ag Ardrethi Annomestig, hefyd fod yn gymwys i dderbyn cyllid yng ngham tri y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd. Bydd £60m pellach ar gael i gefnogi cwmnïau sydd angen cau neu sydd wedi’u heffeithio yn sylweddol gan y cyfyngiadau lleol presennol.


Gall natur y cyfyngiadau lleol amrywio yn ôl y gwahanol amgylchiadau, a gall roi pwysau ariannol ar Lywodraeth Cymru os na fydd wedi’i liniaru’n llawn gan ymateb Llywodraeth y DU.


Rydym yn gweithio gyda’n partneriaid lleol a phartneriaid cymdeithasol i edrych ar ba gymorth fydd ei angen a sut y gellir darparu’r cymorth hwn i ddiwallu anghenion busnesau, gweithwyr a chymunedau.


Busnes Cymru yw’r man galw cyntaf o hyd ar gyfer cyngor i fusnesau ac mae ein hystod gyfredol o ddewisiadau cymorth ariannol i fusnesau’n parhau i fod ar gael.


Mae’r cyhoeddiad hwn yn rhoi sicrwydd i’n busnesau bod cymorth pellach ar gael pan fyddant ei angen fwyaf.


Yn Llywodraeth Cymru, rydym yn parhau i wneud popeth posibl i gefnogi ein busnesau, ein gweithwyr a’n cymunedau.