English: I appreciate that this statement has been curtailed today due to time constraints, so I'll be succinct. We are clearly heading through very challenging times as a country, both in terms of public health and financially, as the finance Minister has just alluded to, and challenging times require a budget that makes the most of every Welsh pound. Now, despite the Minister's rather negative view - at one point, anyway - of revenue spending being down on 2010-11, the pandemic has, of course, meant that Welsh Government spending has increased considerably, by 4.6 per cent in cash terms, to over £22 billion. I do think, in responding to this debate, it would be good to have some clarity from the Minister on this issue about unallocated funding, which has been raised both earlier today and over the last few days. It's less than clear to me why only £77 million of the coming year's funding allocation has yet to be allocated, and there remain concerns that £1 billion of COVID-19 funding from this year has not been spent either - as I said, an issue that was raised earlier. So, if we could hear from the Minister on what's going on there, that would be helpful. Welsh Conservatives have consistently called for a recovery plan for Wales, not just to see Wales through the current COVID-19 pandemic, but also to deliver the public services that Wales needs in the future, and to see a transformational change in those public services. Now, you know we talk a lot in this Chamber - and, indeed, this virtual Chamber, and the Minister did earlier - about building back better and building back greener, all of which I agree with, but words are, of course, easy. The question is: does this budget provide the much-needed financial revolution and recovery plan for the Welsh economy? And I think the jury is still out on that. Turning to the taxation changes in the draft budget, business rates here continue to be some of the highest in the UK, with smaller businesses paying similar proportions to larger businesses. Land transaction tax for non-domestic properties remains unchanged, from what I can gather, whilst the decision to change LTT for houses valued between £180,000 to £210,000 back to the pre-pandemic levels of 3.5 per cent does raise concerns in the housing sector. And I'm sure the Minister, like me, wants to help first-time buyers - we want to help people get into the housing market - so I'd like to hear from you about how this budget will help achieve that. As the Minister mentioned in her statement, the UK Government has provided the Welsh Government with an extra £5.2 billion to tackle COVID-19 over the last nine months, on top of previous increases. So, I think the spending box has clearly been ticked, but I think what is still lacking to a certain extent is a more creative and targeted approach to deliver a recovery plan for Wales, and I think that must be our long-term objective as a Senedd. So, we need a budget that will enable Wales to build back better and deliver a brighter future. Yes, tackling climate change must be central to this. Welsh Conservatives would like to see the better transport system that the Minister spoke about, and, of course, the pandemic has shown that we don't need to be so reliant on physical transport infrastructure in the future as we have been in the past, with more people working from home. But that can only work in the medium and long term if Wales's broadband infrastructure is upgraded, particularly in rural areas. On the subject of business, while financial support in this budget is welcome, it's vital that we get support to businesses quickly. The hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors have been particularly badly affected by the last year, as we all know, and we certainly don't want to see a repeat of any poor roll-out of the economic relief fund, the phase 3 development grant, where we saw the development grant suspended hours after it was opened, due to the number of applicants. So, I'd like the Minister to see more innovative methods to support businesses in Wales. Welsh Conservatives want to see investments in our small and medium-sized enterprises, the bedrock of our economy, but it is easy to criticise, isn't it, and I recognise that. What are the alternatives? Well, I could propose a COVID community development programme, business rate-free zones, which could involve three years of free rates, allowing them to invest in their workforce. So, I would urge the Minister to look at all of these opportunities as we go forward to try and build a more creative and dynamic economy as we come out of lockdown. You've mentioned that you're investing £5 million, Minister, in upskilling and retraining low-income workers, but is it the case that there's been a real-terms cut to some employer education schemes? I'm thinking about the employability and skills budget as well, which seems to have taken a cut. So, isn't that counter-productive? And what about cuts to the economic infrastructure development budget, including real-terms cuts to ICT infrastructure operations? If we want to build back better and build back greener, then we need to make sure that that green infrastructure is there. And finally, Llywydd, if I have some time, turning to the WRIT, you have reiterated that the WRIT will remain the same for the rest of this Senedd, so that's reassuring. However, we still don't have a reassurance that that tax will not change after the election. I'm sure that you won't tell us today, because that's all in the pipeline of the Welsh Labour manifesto, I'm sure, but if we could have some guidance on when we can expect to have announcements about future tax changes. This is a new and innovative area for the Welsh Government, and it's important that we get all of this right at the outset, so that we're not playing catch-up later on. But, yes, let's build back greener and build back better.
Welsh: Rwy'n sylweddoli bod y datganiad hwn wedi'i gwtogi heddiw oherwydd cyfyngiadau amser, felly byddaf yn gryno. Rydym yn amlwg yn mynd drwy gyfnod heriol iawn fel gwlad, o ran iechyd y cyhoedd ac yn ariannol, fel y mae'r Gweinidog Cyllid newydd gyfeirio ato, ac mae cyfnod heriol yn gofyn am gyllideb sy'n gwneud y mwyaf o bob punt yng Nghymru. Nawr, er gwaethaf barn eithaf negyddol y Gweinidog - ar un adeg, beth bynnag - ynghylch y ffaith bod gwariant refeniw wedi gostwng o'i gymharu â 2010-11, mae'r pandemig, wrth gwrs, wedi golygu bod gwariant Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cynyddu'n sylweddol, 4.6 y cant mewn termau arian parod, i dros £22 biliwn. Rwyf yn credu, wrth ymateb i'r ddadl hon, y byddai'n dda cael rhywfaint o eglurder gan y Gweinidog ynglŷn â'r mater hwn ynghylch cyllid heb ei ddyrannu, sydd wedi'i godi'n gynharach heddiw a thros y dyddiau diwethaf. Nid yw'n glir i mi pam mai dim ond £77 miliwn o ddyraniad cyllid y flwyddyn i ddod sydd eto i'w ddyrannu, ac mae pryderon o hyd nad yw £1 biliwn o gyllid COVID-19 o eleni wedi'i wario ychwaith - fel y dywedais, mater a godwyd yn gynharach. Felly, pe baem yn clywed gan y Gweinidog ynghylch yr hyn sy'n digwydd, byddai hynny'n ddefnyddiol. Mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig wedi galw'n gyson am gynllun adfer i Gymru, nid yn unig i dywys Cymru drwy bandemig presennol COVID-19, ond hefyd i ddarparu'r gwasanaethau cyhoeddus sydd eu hangen ar Gymru yn y dyfodol, ac i weld newid trawsnewidiol yn y gwasanaethau cyhoeddus hynny. Nawr, gwyddoch ein bod yn siarad llawer yn y Siambr hon - ac, yn wir, y Siambr rithwir hon, ac fe wnaeth y Gweinidog yn gynharach - ynghylch ailgodi'n well ac ailgodi'n wyrddach, ac rwy'n cytuno â phob un ohonyn nhw, ond mae yngan geiriau, wrth gwrs, yn hawdd. Y cwestiwn yw: a yw'r gyllideb hon yn darparu'r chwyldro ariannol a'r cynllun adfer y mae mawr eu hangen ar economi Cymru? Ac rwy'n credu y bydd yn rhaid i ni aros am yr ateb. Gan droi at y newidiadau trethiant yn y gyllideb ddrafft, mae ardrethi busnes yma yn parhau i fod yn rhai o'r uchaf yn y DU, gyda busnesau llai yn talu cyfrannau tebyg i fusnesau mwy. Mae treth trafodiadau tir ar gyfer eiddo annomestig yn aros yn ddigyfnewid, o'r hyn y gallaf ei gasglu, tra bod y penderfyniad i newid treth trafodiadau tir ar gyfer tai gwerth rhwng £180,000 a £210,000 yn ôl i'r lefelau cyn y pandemig o 3.5 y cant yn codi pryderon yn y sector tai. Ac rwy'n siŵr bod y Gweinidog, fel fi, eisiau helpu prynwyr tro cyntaf - rydym ni eisiau helpu pobl i gael troedle yn y farchnad dai - felly hoffwn glywed gennych chi sut y bydd y gyllideb hon yn helpu i gyflawni hynny. Fel y soniodd y Gweinidog yn ei datganiad, mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhoi £5.2 biliwn ychwanegol i Lywodraeth Cymru i fynd i'r afael â COVID-19 dros y naw mis diwethaf, ar ben codiadau blaenorol. Felly, credaf fod y blwch gwariant wedi'i dicio'n glir, ond credaf mai'r hyn sy'n dal i fod yn ddiffygiol i ryw raddau yw dull mwy creadigol wedi'i dargedu i gyflawni cynllun adfer i Gymru, a chredaf mai dyna yw ein hamcan hirdymor fel Senedd Felly, mae arnom ni angen cyllideb a fydd yn galluogi Cymru i ailgodi'n well a sicrhau dyfodol mwy disglair. Oes, mae'n rhaid i'r broses o fynd i'r afael â newid yr hinsawdd fod yn ganolog i hyn. Hoffai'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig weld y system drafnidiaeth well y soniodd y Gweinidog amdani, ac, wrth gwrs, mae'r pandemig wedi dangos nad oes angen i ni fod mor ddibynnol ar seilwaith trafnidiaeth ffisegol yn y dyfodol ag yr ydym ni wedi bod yn y gorffennol, gyda mwy o bobl yn gweithio gartref. Ond ni all hynny ond gweithio yn y tymor canolig a'r tymor hir os caiff seilwaith band eang Cymru ei uwchraddio, yn enwedig mewn ardaloedd gwledig. O ran busnes, er bod cymorth ariannol yn y gyllideb hon i'w groesawu, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn cael cymorth i fusnesau'n gyflym. Effeithiodd y flwyddyn diwethaf yn arbennig o wael ar sectorau lletygarwch, twristiaeth a hamdden, fel y gwyddom ni i gyd, ac yn sicr nid ydym ni eisiau gweld unrhyw gronfa rhyddhad economaidd yn cael ei chyflwyno'n wael, fel grant datblygu cam 3, lle gwelsom y grant datblygu wedi'i atal oriau ar ôl ei agor, oherwydd nifer yr ymgeiswyr. Felly, hoffwn i'r Gweinidog ystyried dulliau mwy arloesol o gefnogi busnesau yng Nghymru. Mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig eisiau gweld buddsoddiadau yn ein busnesau bach a chanolig eu maint, sylfaen ein heconomi, ond mae'n hawdd beirniadu, onid yw, ac rwy'n cydnabod hynny. Beth yw'r dewisiadau eraill? Wel, gallwn gynnig rhaglen datblygu cymunedol COVID, parthau heb ardrethi busnes, a allai gynnwys tair blynedd o ardrethi am ddim, gan ganiatáu iddyn nhw fuddsoddi yn eu gweithlu. Felly, byddwn yn annog y Gweinidog i ystyried yr holl gyfleoedd hyn wrth i ni fynd rhagddom ni i geisio adeiladu economi fwy creadigol a deinamig wrth i'r cyfyngiadau symud lacio. Rydych chi wedi sôn eich bod yn buddsoddi £5 miliwn, Gweinidog, i uwchsgilio ac ailhyfforddi gweithwyr incwm isel, ond a yw'n wir y bu toriad mewn termau real i rai cynlluniau addysg cyflogwyr? Rwy'n meddwl am y gyllideb cyflogadwyedd a sgiliau hefyd, sydd fel petai wedi cael ei thorri. Felly, onid yw hynny'n wrthgynhyrchiol? A beth am doriadau i'r gyllideb datblygu seilwaith economaidd, gan gynnwys toriadau mewn termau real i weithrediadau seilwaith TGCh? Os ydym ni eisiau ailgodi'n well ac ailgodi'n wyrddach, yna mae angen i ni sicrhau bod y seilwaith gwyrdd hwnnw yn bodoli. Ac yn olaf, Llywydd, os oes gennyf rywfaint o amser, gan droi at gyfraddau treth incwm Cymru, rydych chi wedi ailadrodd y bydd cyfraddau treth incwm Cymru yn aros yr un fath ar gyfer gweddill tymor y Senedd hon, felly mae hynny'n galonogol. Fodd bynnag, nid oes gennym ni sicrwydd o hyd na fydd y dreth honno'n newid ar ôl yr etholiad. Rwy'n siŵr na fyddwch yn dweud wrthym ni heddiw, oherwydd mae hynny i gyd ar y gweill ym maniffesto Llafur Cymru, rwy'n siŵr, ond pe gallem ni gael rhywfaint o arweiniad ynghylch pryd y gallwn ni ddisgwyl cyhoeddiadau am newidiadau treth yn y dyfodol. Mae hwn yn faes newydd ac arloesol i Lywodraeth Cymru, ac mae'n bwysig ein bod yn llwyddo gyda hyn ar y dechrau, fel nad ydym yn ceisio dal i fyny yn nes ymlaen. Ond, ie, gadewch i ni ailgodi'n wyrddach ac ailgodi'n well.