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English: As I said to Rhun ap Iorwerth last week, I'm afraid, as the contract contains commercially sensitive information, we wouldn't be looking to publish it. But, there is always an element of profit when we procure infrastructure. In this case, however, the precise amount of that profit will be determined by the performance of the company over the life of the contract, and that's one of the benefits of the MIM scheme, in the sense that the pay is very much performance related. The procurement exercise tested each of the three shortlisted bidders on quality and price in their submissions, and Meridiam submitted the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, so I can certainly provide those assurances and, as Rhun ap Iorwerth knows, Welsh Government is taking a stake in this exercise as well, which means that we will be the beneficiaries of any profits made alongside those other partners.
Welsh: Fel y dywedais wrth Rhun ap Iorwerth yr wythnos diwethaf, gan fod y contract yn cynnwys gwybodaeth fasnachol sensitif, mae arnaf ofn nad ydym yn bwriadu ei gyhoeddi. Ond mae elfen o elw bob tro pan fyddwn yn caffael seilwaith. Yn yr achos hwn, fodd bynnag, bydd union swm yr elw hwnnw'n cael ei bennu gan berfformiad y cwmni dros oes y contract, a dyna un o fanteision cynllun y model buddsoddi cydfuddiannol, yn yr ystyr fod y tâl yn gysylltiedig i raddau helaeth â pherfformiad. Cafodd ansawdd a phris cyflwyniadau pob un o'r tri chynigydd ar y rhestr fer eu profi drwy'r ymarfer caffael, a chyflwynodd Meridiam y tendr mwyaf buddiol yn economaidd yn unol â Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus 2015, felly gallaf yn sicr ddarparu'r sicrwydd hwnnw, ac fel y gŵyr Rhun ap Iorwerth, mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru ran yn yr ymarfer hwn hefyd, sy'n golygu y byddwn yn elwa ar unrhyw elw a wneir ynghyd â'r partneriaid eraill hynny.
English: If I could turn, finally, to another form of borrowing, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced plans on 9 November for the UK to issue its first green bonds next year, as part of an effort to shore up the city of London's status as a global financial hub and to fund decarbonisation efforts. I accept that if Welsh Government were to issue its own bonds, that would count towards its borrowing cap, which we'd like to increase, of course; I've made my representations to the Minister on that. They also accept the evidence given by Gerry Holtham to the Finance Committee's review on Welsh Government capital funding sources around Welsh Government-issued bonds. But I think there's an important point to make here about nation building and Welsh Government signalling its commitment, and not just to tackling the climate crisis but also its ambition to put Wales in a position to be a part of what is a multibillion pound global market in these bonds, and growing. Has Welsh Government explored the use and application of green bonds, and the potential role of the Wales development bank in this? We can see Germany's KfW as an example - a publicly owned development bank, one of the largest players in the green bonds market at the moment.
Welsh: Os caf droi, i gloi, at fath arall o fenthyca, cyhoeddodd Canghellor y Trysorlys gynlluniau ar 9 Tachwedd i'r DU gyhoeddi ei bondiau gwyrdd cyntaf y flwyddyn nesaf, fel rhan o ymdrech i hyrwyddo statws dinas Llundain fel canolbwynt ariannol byd-eang ac i ariannu ymdrechion i ddatgarboneiddio. Pe bai Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyhoeddi ei bondiau ei hun, rwy'n derbyn y byddai hynny'n cyfrif tuag at ei chap ar fenthyca, sy'n rhywbeth yr hoffem ei gynyddu, wrth gwrs; rwyf wedi gwneud fy sylwadau i'r Gweinidog ynglŷn â hynny. Maent hefyd yn derbyn y dystiolaeth a roddwyd gan Gerry Holtham i adolygiad y Pwyllgor Cyllid o ffynonellau cyllid cyfalaf Llywodraeth Cymru yng nghyswllt bondiau a gyhoeddwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Ond credaf fod pwynt pwysig i'w wneud yma ynglŷn ag adeiladu cenedl a Llywodraeth Cymru yn dynodi ei hymrwymiad nid yn unig i fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng hinsawdd ond hefyd ei huchelgais i sicrhau bod Cymru mewn sefyllfa i fod yn rhan o farchnad fyd-eang y bondiau hyn, sy'n werth biliynau o bunnoedd ac sy'n tyfu. A yw Llywodraeth Cymru wedi archwilio'r defnydd o fondiau gwyrdd, a rôl bosibl banc datblygu Cymru yn hyn? Gallwn weld KfW yr Almaen fel enghraifft - banc datblygu dan berchnogaeth gyhoeddus sy'n un o'r gweithredwyr pwysicaf yn y farchnad bondiau gwyrdd ar hyn o bryd.
English: Well, as Rhun ap Iorwerth says, any bonds would count towards our Welsh Government borrowing, and of course we have that aggregate limit of £1 billion and a maximum borrowing of £150 million in any one year, which is a relatively small amount of money in the greater scheme of things. He'll also be aware of the discussions that we've had previously, that Welsh Government will always look to use the cheapest forms of borrowing first, and of course bonds come at the more expensive end, which is why it's not something that we've pursued thus far. But I do share his keenness to have greater flexibility in terms of borrowing, so increasing the amount that we could borrow on an annual basis, but then also increasing that overall aggregate figure as well.
Welsh: Wel, fel y dywed Rhun ap Iorwerth, byddai unrhyw fondiau'n cyfrif tuag at ein benthyca fel Llywodraeth Cymru, ac wrth gwrs mae gennym y terfyn cyfanredol hwnnw o £1 biliwn ac uchafswm benthyca o £150 miliwn mewn unrhyw flwyddyn, sy'n swm cymharol fach o arian rhwng popeth. Bydd hefyd yn ymwybodol o'r trafodaethau rydym eisoes wedi'u cael, y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru bob amser yn ceisio defnyddio'r mathau rhataf o fenthyca yn gyntaf, ac wrth gwrs, mae bondiau ar y pen drutach, a dyna pam nad yw'n rhywbeth rydym wedi mynd ar ei drywydd hyd yn hyn. Ond rwy'n rhannu ei awydd i gael mwy o hyblygrwydd o ran benthyca, a chynyddu'r swm y gallem ei fenthyca bob blwyddyn, ond gan gynyddu'r ffigur cyfanredol cyffredinol hwnnw hefyd.
English: Yes. There are no plans to create new taxes before the end of this Senedd.
Welsh: Gwnaf. Nid oes unrhyw gynlluniau i greu trethi newydd cyn diwedd tymor y Senedd hon.
English: I thought that there might not be time, but there is one new tax, or relatively new tax, being operated in Wales for around three years ago, namely the land transaction tax. This morning, the First Minister and I heard powerful presentations by residents from the Llŷn peninsula who are being priced out of their communities because of the huge increase in the purchase of second homes. Increasing the higher rate of the land transaction tax could be used as a small way of trying to mitigate the second homes crisis. Could you explain what steps would need to be taken by the Government and yourself as Minister to increase the higher rate - a relatively simple process that could be implemented straight away?
Welsh: Roeddwn i'n amau efallai fyddai yna ddim amser, ond mae yna un dreth newydd, gweddol newydd, yn cael ei gweithredu yng Nghymru ers tua thair blynedd erbyn hyn, sef y dreth trafodiadau tir. Y bore yma, fe glywodd y Prif Weinidog a finnau gyflwyniadau dirdynnol a phwerus iawn gan drigolion o Ben Llŷn sydd yn cael eu prisio allan o'u cymunedau oherwydd cynnydd anferth mewn pryniant ail gartrefi. Fe allai cynyddu'r raddfa uwch o'r dreth trafodion tir gael ei ddefnyddio fel ffordd fechan o geisio lliniaru'r argyfwng ail gartrefi. Fedrwch chi esbonio pa gamau fyddai angen i'r Llywodraeth a chithau fel Gweinidog eu cymryd er mwyn cynyddu'r raddfa uwch yma - proses eithaf syml y gellid ei rhoi ar waith yn syth?
English: I thank Siân Gwenllian for the question, and also for having the meeting with the First Minister earlier on today, and I look forward to catching up with him later this afternoon on that particular meeting as well. In theory, of course, we can make changes in-year to our land transaction tax. I'm very keen that - . We have the land transaction tax rates and thresholds that were announced just a couple of months ago now, and I do think that, in terms of the housing market, giving some kind of certainty, at least to 31 March, is important. So, I don't think I would be looking to make immediate changes in-year. I'm also very much aware of the behavioural impact of announcing changes that would then come in at a later date. The changes at the moment, which make it advantageous for people to buy houses at the moment, mean that, hopefully, we're bringing forward land transactions from next year into this financial year, which will give us a boost and give the housing market a boost and give all of those businesses that rely on house moving a boost as well. So, I wouldn't intend to give a long lead-in time for any changes in land transaction tax for that particular reason.
Welsh: Diolch i Siân Gwenllian am ei chwestiwn, a hefyd am gael y cyfarfod gyda'r Prif Weinidog yn gynharach heddiw, ac edrychaf ymlaen at gael clywed ganddo yn nes ymlaen y prynhawn yma ynglŷn â'r cyfarfod penodol hwnnw hefyd. Mewn egwyddor, wrth gwrs, gallwn wneud newidiadau yn ystod y flwyddyn i'n treth trafodiadau tir. Rwy'n awyddus iawn - . Mae gennym drothwyon a chyfraddau'r dreth trafodiadau tir a gyhoeddwyd ychydig fisoedd yn ôl bellach, ac mewn perthynas â'r farchnad dai, credaf ei bod yn bwysig rhoi rhyw fath o sicrwydd, hyd at 31 Mawrth o leiaf. Felly, ni chredaf y byddwn am wneud newidiadau ar unwaith yn ystod y flwyddyn. Rwyf hefyd yn ymwybodol iawn o effaith ymddygiadol cyhoeddi newidiadau a fyddai'n cael eu cyflwyno yn nes ymlaen. Mae'r newidiadau ar hyn o bryd, sy'n ei gwneud yn fanteisiol i bobl brynu tai ar hyn o bryd, yn golygu, gobeithio, ein bod yn dod â thrafodiadau tir ymlaen o'r flwyddyn nesaf i'r flwyddyn ariannol hon, a fydd yn rhoi hwb i ni ac yn rhoi hwb i'r farchnad dai ac yn rhoi hwb i'r holl fusnesau sy'n dibynnu ar symud tŷ hefyd. Felly, ni fyddwn yn bwriadu rhoi cyfnod arweiniol hir ar gyfer unrhyw newidiadau yn y dreth trafodiadau tir am y rheswm penodol hwnnw.
English: Minister, Members, of course, have raised support for tourism more than any other sector since March, and, in fairness, Welsh Government has recognised those challenges and has tried to respond to a fair few of them. But any argument that a tourism tax would raise money to put back into the sector now clearly just falls apart. If we have businesses closing and potential visitors not coming - obviously, they'll be worried about their own finances anyway - well, there's obviously no-one going to be here to pay that tax. So, please don't give them another reason not to come. I don't think you'll get far with taxes in this term, as you've said, but will your bid to return to Government include a commitment to no tourism tax?
Welsh: Weinidog, mae Aelodau, wrth gwrs, wedi codi cymorth i dwristiaeth yn amlach nag unrhyw sector arall ers mis Mawrth, ac a bod yn deg, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cydnabod yr heriau hynny ac wedi ceisio ymateb i sawl un ohonynt. Ond mae'n amlwg fod unrhyw ddadl y byddai treth dwristiaeth yn codi arian i'w roi yn ôl yn y sector yn chwalu nawr. Os oes gennym fusnesau'n cau a darpar ymwelwyr yn peidio â dod - yn amlwg, byddant yn poeni am eu harian eu hunain beth bynnag - wel, mae'n amlwg na fydd unrhyw un yma i dalu'r dreth honno. Felly, os gwelwch yn dda, peidiwch â rhoi rheswm arall iddynt beidio â dod. Ni chredaf y byddwch yn mynd yn bell iawn gyda threthi yn ystod y tymor hwn, fel y dywedoch chi, ond a fydd eich cais i ddychwelyd i'r Llywodraeth yn cynnwys ymrwymiad i beidio â chodi treth dwristiaeth?
English: Well, Llywydd, I won't be making any manifesto announcements in the Chamber this afternoon, but I think that there is a great deal to consider in terms of the tourism tax. It's certainly something that is very popular with local authorities, especially in tourist areas, who want to improve their offer in terms of tourism. And although the policy hasn't yet been fully developed, it hasn't been fully consulted on, it's something that we are considering in terms of those four areas of taxation that the First Minister announced some time ago. So, there are no immediate plans. However, I think it is an area that does warrant some further consideration. I'm very aware of the situation in terms of the tourist sector at the moment and the difficulties they've had. So, clearly, it wouldn't be something to consider immediately, but I don't think that that means that we shouldn't have those conversations in terms of what might be appropriate at a future date, when the situation is recovered.
Welsh: Wel, Lywydd, ni fyddaf yn gwneud unrhyw gyhoeddiadau maniffesto yn y Siambr y prynhawn yma, ond credaf fod cryn dipyn i'w ystyried mewn perthynas â'r dreth dwristiaeth. Mae'n sicr yn rhywbeth sy'n boblogaidd iawn gydag awdurdodau lleol, yn enwedig mewn ardaloedd twristaidd, sydd am wella eu cynnig twristiaeth. Ac er nad yw'r polisi wedi'i ddatblygu'n llawn eto, nid ydym wedi cynnal ymgynghoriad llawn arno, mae'n rhywbeth rydym yn ei ystyried mewn perthynas â'r pedwar maes trethiant a gyhoeddwyd gan y Prif Weinidog beth amser yn ôl. Felly, nid oes unrhyw gynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol agos. Fodd bynnag, credaf ei fod yn faes sy'n haeddu rhywfaint o ystyriaeth bellach. Rwy'n ymwybodol iawn o sefyllfa'r sector twristiaeth ar hyn o bryd a'r anawsterau y maent wedi'u hwynebu. Felly, yn amlwg, ni fyddai'n rhywbeth i'w ystyried ar unwaith, ond ni chredaf fod hynny'n golygu na ddylem gael y sgyrsiau hynny ynglŷn â beth allai fod yn briodol yn y dyfodol, pan fydd y sefyllfa'n well.
English: Minister, it seems to me that the economy of the UK needs to recover, and, more to the point, grow. The approach going forward must be more about encouraging spending and growth and confidence, and not discouraging all of these by imposing any higher tax burdens for Wales. Do you agree with that statement?
Welsh: Weinidog, ymddengys i mi fod angen i economi'r DU ymadfer, ac yn bwysicach, mae angen iddi dyfu. Mae'n rhaid i'r ymagwedd yn y dyfodol ymwneud i raddau mwy ag annog gwariant a thwf a hyder, a pheidio â rhwystro pob un o'r rhain drwy orfodi unrhyw feichiau treth uwch yng Nghymru. A ydych yn cytuno â'r datganiad hwnnw?
English: I would love to encourage spending and growth and confidence, but I think that the Chancellor has poured a bit of cold water on that today in terms of announcing a freeze on the pay of public sector workers - public sector workers who spend their money in the local economy and now will be even more concerned about their future finances as well. So, I think that this will put the brakes on any spending that they might have thought of bringing forward as well. But my approach to taxation is one that is entirely transparent and inclusive. And you know that the Welsh Government has published its tax principles, and that's about creating taxes within the context of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, creating taxes that are fair, and creating taxes that are simple to administer and so on. So, our approach is very clear and I don't think that there's anything that people should be fearful of, because we're very focused on creating a progressive agenda.
Welsh: Byddwn wrth fy modd yn annog gwariant a thwf a hyder, ond credaf fod y Canghellor wedi tywallt ychydig o ddŵr oer ar hynny heddiw drwy gyhoeddi y bydd cyflogau gweithwyr y sector cyhoeddus yn cael eu rhewi - gweithwyr yn y sector cyhoeddus sy'n gwario eu harian yn yr economi leol ac a fydd yn poeni mwy fyth yn awr am eu harian yn y dyfodol hefyd. Felly, credaf y bydd hyn yn atal unrhyw wario y gallent fod wedi bwriadu'i wneud. Ond mae fy ymagwedd at drethiant yn un gwbl dryloyw a chynhwysol. Ac fe wyddoch fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei hegwyddorion treth, ac mae'r rheini'n ymwneud â chreu trethi yng nghyd-destun Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015, creu trethi sy'n deg, a chreu trethi sy'n syml i'w gweinyddu ac ati. Felly, mae ein hymagwedd yn glir iawn ac ni chredaf fod unrhyw beth i bobl ei ofni, gan ein bod yn canolbwyntio'n bendant ar greu agenda flaengar.
English: I accept that it would be very difficult to bring in new taxes before the end of this Senedd term, which is only four or five months away, but the Welsh Government can make changes to existing taxes. Will you consider adding more, higher bands to council tax? It seems to me ridiculous that somebody paying £400,000 for a house, or has a house in the £400,000 bracket, is paying the same council tax as somebody with a £2.5 million or £3 million house. Also, something that is a recurring theme - stopping properties built as residential properties from being registered as small businesses and getting small business rate relief.
Welsh: Rwy'n derbyn y byddai'n anodd iawn cyflwyno trethi newydd cyn diwedd tymor y Senedd hon, sydd bedwar neu bum mis i ffwrdd yn unig, ond gall Llywodraeth Cymru wneud newidiadau i drethi presennol. A wnewch chi ystyried ychwanegu mwy o fandiau uwch at y dreth gyngor? Credaf ei bod yn warthus fod rhywun sy'n talu £400,000 am dŷ, neu rywun sydd â thŷ gwerth oddeutu £400,000, yn talu'r un dreth gyngor â rhywun sydd â thŷ sy'n werth £2.5 miliwn neu £3 miliwn. Hefyd, thema sy'n codi dro ar ôl tro - atal eiddo a adeiladir fel eiddo preswyl rhag cael eu cofrestru fel busnesau bach a chael rhyddhad ardrethi busnesau bach.
English: We'll continue to respond to the challenges of the pandemic and build on the funding we've already made available this year, including £70 million for businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf, £50 million for the local authority, and funding provided to the third sector and art organisations in Pontypridd.
Welsh: Byddwn yn parhau i ymateb i heriau'r pandemig ac yn adeiladu ar y cyllid rydym eisoes wedi'i ddarparu eleni, gan gynnwys £70 miliwn i fusnesau yn Rhondda Cynon Taf, £50 miliwn i'r awdurdod lleol, a chyllid a ddarparwyd i'r trydydd sector a sefydliadau celfyddydol ym Mhontypridd.
English: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I've just been listening to the Chancellor's financial statement, and the first part of it is, basically, a broken promise over replacing EU money, and we remember the promise, wasn't it, 'Wales won't lose a penny.' Well, it's true - we haven't lost a penny, we've lost hundreds of millions of pounds. The second part of it is obviously a kick in the teeth for many public sector workers by imposing a pay freeze on them. But, thirdly, the Prime Minister promised to passport funding to us for the flood infrastructure damage. Minister, can you tell us, have we received the promised funding or is it yet another broken Tory promise?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Rwyf newydd fod yn gwrando ar ddatganiad ariannol y Canghellor, ac yn y bôn, mae'r rhan gyntaf yn torri addewid ynglŷn â darparu arian yn lle arian yr UE, ac rydym yn cofio'r addewid, sef 'ni fydd Cymru'n colli ceiniog.' Wel, mae'n wir - nid ydym wedi colli ceiniog, rydym wedi colli cannoedd o filiynau o bunnoedd. Yr ail ran yn amlwg yw'r sarhad ar lawer o weithwyr y sector cyhoeddus, gan fod eu cyflogau'n cael eu rhewi. Ond yn drydydd, gwnaeth Prif Weinidog y DU addewid i basio cyllid i ni ar gyfer difrod llifogydd i'r seilwaith. Weinidog, a allwch ddweud wrthym, a ydym wedi cael y cyllid a addawyd, neu a yw hwnnw'n addewid arall y mae'r Torïaid wedi'i dorri?
English: I'm afraid to let Mick Antoniw know that we have not received the funding that has been promised on the floor of Parliament by the Prime Minister to address the impact of the flooding that we had earlier this year in Wales, which affected us disproportionately to anywhere else in the UK. Ahead of the spending review today, I did write to the Chancellor, setting out that this was an excellent opportunity for him to set out, within his plans for infrastructure investment over the coming years, his response to those floods and to enable us to have that certainty of funding over the coming years. But, unfortunately, that clearly fell on deaf ears. I do have a meeting planned with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in December to discuss exactly this issue, but I think it was a missed opportunity today.
Welsh: Mae arnaf ofn fod yn rhaid imi roi gwybod i Mick Antoniw nad ydym wedi cael yr arian a addawyd ar lawr Senedd y DU gan Brif Weinidog y DU i fynd i'r afael ag effaith y llifogydd a gawsom yn gynharach eleni yng Nghymru, llifogydd a effeithiodd arnom yn anghymesur o gymharu ag unrhyw le arall yn y DU. Cyn yr adolygiad o wariant heddiw, ysgrifennais at y Canghellor i ddweud bod hwn yn gyfle gwych iddo nodi ei ymateb i'r llifogydd yn ei gynlluniau ar gyfer buddsoddi mewn seilwaith dros y blynyddoedd i ddod, a'n galluogi i gael sicrwydd o gyllid dros y blynyddoedd i ddod. Ond yn anffodus, syrthiodd hynny ar glustiau byddar. Mae gennyf gyfarfod wedi'i drefnu gyda Phrif Ysgrifennydd y Trysorlys ym mis Rhagfyr i drafod yr union fater hwn, ond credaf ei fod yn gyfle a gollwyd heddiw.
English: Obviously a missed opportunity for many businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf, and in particular the Pontypridd area, was the ability to access Welsh Government funding, which shut after 24 hours. The Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales has said he's hopeful that a new round of funding will be made available. When he closed the funding after 24 hours, he said that pot of money was fully subscribed, finance Minister. Have you had a bid from the economy Minister to release additional moneys to his department so that many businesses that lost out on this support would be able to bid in the future to acquire that support to carry their businesses forward?
Welsh: Yn amlwg, cyfle a gollwyd i lawer o fusnesau yn Rhondda Cynon Taf, ac yn enwedig ardal Pontypridd, oedd y gallu i gael mynediad at gyllid Llywodraeth Cymru, a gaeodd ar ôl 24 awr. Mae Gweinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a Gogledd Cymru wedi dweud ei fod yn obeithiol y bydd rownd gyllido newydd ar gael. Pan gaeodd y cyllid ar ôl 24 awr, dywedodd fod y pot hwnnw o arian wedi'i ddihysbyddu'n llwyr, Weinidog cyllid. A ydych wedi cael cais gan Weinidog yr economi i ryddhau arian ychwanegol i'w adran fel y gallai'r nifer o fusnesau a fethodd gael y cymorth hwn wneud cynnig yn y dyfodol i gael y gefnogaeth honno i gynnal eu busnesau?