English: I was pleased to make the case to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury yesterday that there should, in this budget, be a package of support for business, and I was pleased to see that delivered on. So, as you mentioned, there will be some things in there that will help support people in the immediate crisis. For example, the sick pay will be paid from day 1 rather than day 4; the Prime Minister previously announced that. But I think things went a bit further today, in terms of statutory sick pay for everyone who is advised to stay at home even without symptoms. That will be forthcoming, and I think that's really welcome. People can get the sick note from 111, and people in the gig economy will have easier access to benefits; I think that's really welcome, although I think we do need to see some more of the detail. I understand that the employment and support allowance will be available from day 1 rather than day 8, and that the UK Government is also temporarily removing the minimum income floor in universal credit and relaxing the requirement to attend a job centre, so much of those conversations can be done online or over the phone. I think that is really to be welcomed, and I'm almost hoping that necessity will prove to be the mother of invention in terms of making universal credit work better for people, particularly for people in Wales. The statutory cost of sick pay for SMEs could hit them hard, so I've been really pleased to hear that announcement from the Chancellor today that businesses with fewer than 250 employees can claim back the cost of sick pay for up to 14 days, and that will be refunded in full. I think that's an important measure for businesses. I was making the case yesterday for HMRC to scale up the Time to Pay service, and, again, I was pleased to see that reflected in the announcement today. The UK Government has a dedicated helpline, announced today, but, of course, we already have that through Business Wales, which is there to support businesses in this particular circumstance.
Welsh: Roeddwn yn falch o gyflwyno'r achos i Brif Ysgrifennydd y Trysorlys ddoe y dylid sicrhau bod pecyn cymorth i fusnesau yn y gyllideb hon, ac roeddwn yn falch o weld hwnnw'n cael ei ddarparu. Felly, fel y sonioch chi, bydd rhai pethau ynddo a fydd yn helpu i gefnogi pobl yn yr argyfwng uniongyrchol. Er enghraifft, bydd y tâl salwch yn cael ei dalu o ddiwrnod 1 ymlaen yn hytrach nag o ddiwrnod 4 ymlaen; mae'r Prif Weinidog eisoes wedi cyhoeddi hynny. Ond rwy'n credu bod pethau wedi mynd gam ymhellach heddiw, o ran tâl salwch statudol i bawb sy'n cael eu cynghori i aros gartref hyd yn oed heb symptomau. Bydd hynny'n digwydd, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny i'w groesawu'n fawr. Gall pobl gael y nodyn salwch drwy 111, a bydd pobl yn yr economi gig yn ei chael yn haws cael mynediad at fudd-daliadau; rwy'n credu bod hynny i'w groesawu'n fawr, er fy mod yn credu bod angen i ni weld mwy o'r manylion. Deallaf y bydd y lwfans cyflogaeth a chymorth ar gael o ddiwrnod 1 ymlaen yn hytrach nag o ddiwrnod 8 ymlaen, a bod Llywodraeth y DU hefyd yn dileu'r isafswm incwm ar gyfer credyd cynhwysol dros dro ac yn llacio'r gofyniad i fynychu canolfan waith, felly mae'n bosibl cael cymaint o'r sgyrsiau hynny ar-lein neu dros y ffôn. Rwy'n credu bod hynny i'w groesawu'n fawr, ac rwy'n gobeithio, bron, y bydd y rheidrwydd hwnnw'n arwain at gamau i sicrhau bod credyd cynhwysol yn gweithio'n well i bobl, yn enwedig i bobl yng Nghymru. Gallai cost statudol tâl salwch i fusnesau bach a chanolig eu taro'n galed, felly rwy'n falch iawn o glywed y cyhoeddiad gan y Canghellor heddiw y gall busnesau â llai na 250 o weithwyr hawlio cost tâl salwch yn ôl am hyd at 14 diwrnod, a bydd hwnnw'n cael ei ad-dalu'n llawn. Rwy'n credu bod hwnnw'n fesur pwysig i fusnesau. Roeddwn yn cyflwyno achos ddoe dros weld Cyllid a Thollau ei Mawrhydi yn ehangu'r gwasanaeth Amser i Dalu, ac unwaith eto, roeddwn yn falch o weld hynny'n cael ei adlewyrchu yn y cyhoeddiad heddiw. Mae gan Lywodraeth y DU linell gymorth benodol, a gyhoeddwyd heddiw, ond wrth gwrs, mae honno gennym eisoes drwy Busnes Cymru, sydd yno i gefnogi busnesau yn yr amgylchiadau arbennig hyn.