English: I think there's a lot to welcome in the Welsh Government's draft budget and I applaud Ministers for their commitment to invest in the public services that we rely on and indeed in the very future of our nation, and that's despite, of course, as other Members have referred to, Welsh budget is still feeling the consequences, very much so, of the impact of a decade of Westminster's ideologically driven and unnecessary austerity measures. I just want to talk about one aspect of the budget that I know will be welcomed on high streets and towns and villages throughout the Cynon Valley, and that's the commitment to extend the Welsh Government's enhanced high streets and retail rates relief scheme for a further year. This support for retailers in Wales with a rateable value of up to £50,000 is a real benefit to the small businesses that I know are the backbone of the local economy in my constituency, and I'm sure it's the same in other constituencies up and down Wales. That's shops and retail units, but also the cafes, pubs and restaurants that lead to a thriving town-centre environment and that real community feel as well. We know that this intervention, backed by additional funding, means that over 1,500 small and medium-sized businesses in 2020-1 will receive help towards their rates. And importantly, I think, for businesses with a rateable value of up to £9,100, it means that their rates bills will be reduced to zero for retail properties. Higher values will receive a lifeline of up to £2,500, and that is, of course, in addition to the Welsh Government's permanent small business rates relief scheme. Similarly, I think the additional discretionary rates relief allocated to local authorities to deal with specific local needs is really important, and it shows the Welsh Government's commitment to empower local government too. I welcome the Minister's announcement that she will double the money allocated to this strand of the package. I think it's also important to remember that, combined, the Welsh Government's policy means that a higher proportion of small and medium-sized businesses receive support than is the case in England or Scotland. In Wales the scheme currently supports almost 70 per cent of small businesses here, and I think that's something we should be really proud of. The comparative figures for England are just 38 per cent, and 45 per cent for Scotland. All together, what this shows to me is we've got a Welsh Government that's on the side of small business in Wales and it builds on the pre-Christmas Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Order 2019. I'm proud to support the Welsh Government's draft budget today, and I commend the finance Minister for what I think is her first draft budget.
Welsh: Credaf fod llawer i'w groesawu yng nghyllideb ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ac rwy'n cymeradwyo'r Gweinidogion am eu hymrwymiad i fuddsoddi yn y gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yr ydym ni'n dibynnu arnyn nhw, ac yn wir yn nyfodol ein cenedl, ac mae hynny, wrth gwrs, er gwaethaf, fel y mae Aelodau eraill wedi cyfeirio ato, y ffaith bod cyllideb Cymru yn dal i deimlo canlyniadau, yn fawr iawn, effaith degawd o fesurau cyni diangen San Steffan sydd wedi eu seilio ar ideoleg. Hoffwn sôn am un agwedd ar y gyllideb y gwn y bydd croeso iddi ar y stryd fawr ac mewn trefi a phentrefi yng Nghwm Cynon, sef yr ymrwymiad i ymestyn cynllun gwella strydoedd mawr a rhyddhad ardrethi manwerthu Llywodraeth Cymru am flwyddyn arall. Mae'r cymorth hwn i fanwerthwyr yng Nghymru sydd â gwerth ardrethol hyd at £50,000 yn fantais wirioneddol i'r busnesau bach sydd yn asgwrn cefn i'r economi leol yn fy etholaeth i, ac rwy'n siŵr bod hynny'n wir mewn etholaethau eraill ar hyd a lled Cymru. Siopau ac unedau manwerthu yw'r rhain, ond hefyd y caffis, tafarndai a'r bwytai sy'n arwain at amgylchedd canol tref ffyniannus a'r teimlad cymunedol go iawn hwnnw hefyd. Gwyddom fod yr ymyrraeth hon, gyda chefnogaeth arian ychwanegol, yn golygu y bydd dros 1,500 o fusnesau bach a chanolig eu maint yn 2020-1 yn cael cymorth tuag at eu hardrethi. Ac yn bwysig, rwy'n credu, i fusnesau â gwerth ardrethol o hyd at £9,100, mae'n golygu y bydd eu biliau ardrethi'n cael eu gostwng i sero ar gyfer eiddo manwerthu. Bydd gwerthoedd uwch yn cael cymorth hanfodol o hyd at £2,500, ac mae hynny, wrth gwrs, yn ychwanegol at gynllun rhyddhad ardrethi parhaol Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer busnesau bach. Yn yr un modd, rwy'n credu bod y rhyddhad ardrethi dewisol ychwanegol a ddyrennir i awdurdodau lleol i ymdrin ag anghenion lleol penodol yn bwysig iawn, ac mae'n dangos ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i rymuso llywodraeth leol hefyd. Croesawaf gyhoeddiad y Gweinidog y bydd hi'n dyblu'r arian a ddyrennir i'r elfen hon o'r pecyn. Rwy'n credu ei bod hefyd yn bwysig cofio, ar y cyd, fod polisi Llywodraeth Cymru yn golygu bod cyfran uwch o fusnesau bach a chanolig yn cael cymorth nag yn Lloegr na'r Alban. Yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd mae'r cynllun yn cefnogi bron i 70 y cant o fusnesau bach yma, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny'n rhywbeth y dylem ni fod yn falch iawn ohono. Dim ond 38 y cant yw'r ffigurau cymharol ar gyfer Lloegr, a 45 y cant ar gyfer yr Alban. Gyda'i gilydd, beth mae hyn yn ei ddangos i mi yw bod gennym Lywodraeth Cymru sydd ar ochr busnesau bach yng Nghymru ac mae'n ategu Gorchymyn Ardrethu Annomestig (Lluosydd) (Cymru) 2019 cyn y Nadolig. Rwy'n falch o gefnogi cyllideb ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru heddiw, ac rwy'n canmol y Gweinidog Cyllid am yr hyn yr wyf yn credu yw ei chyllideb ddrafft gyntaf.