English: No-one wants to have to drive to work, nor have the expense of running a car that's going to spend most of the time parked outside their workplace. But many are forced to because this Government and others have been unable to provide a viable public transport alternative, much less one that's as convenient as a car. The policies of successful UK and Welsh Governments and local authorities have resulted in commercial zones being placed in locations that are inaccessible by public transport, as has housing. So, please, please, please stop treating drivers and business as if the congestion and pollution they cause are all their fault. It's not. It's the fault of people like this Welsh Government and local authorities for not planning ahead. Business rates work off the rateable value of the workplace into which is already being factored parking facilities on site. So, this legislative proposal would result in businesses being charged twice for the same thing. Businesses will either pass the levy on to their employees, as many obviously are, or their customers will take a financial hit that will curb expansion and impact on job creation. And for what? A half-baked, vague, mistaken notion that councils will use the tax to improve public transport and encourage active travel. That's utter fantasy. This is just a way of getting councils a bit more money to fund core services that this Government has failed to give them proper support for so far. If it weren't, this proposal would not just be about enabling councils to use the money for public transport, it would be forcing them to do so. But it isn't, and I note there's no mention of any of the levy funds being ring-fenced. By adding new taxes and levies, Wales becomes a less attractive place to start or bring your business. This proposal won't reduce congestion or carbon emissions unless, as it may well do, it leads to less employment in Wales. So, I won't be supporting this Bill. The Government should be investing in alternative transport for workers and improving town planning, but instead they're coming up with a new tax. They want to look as if they're doing something, but they don't want to spend any money on it, so they'll come up with a way to tax Wales more. I think it's a terrible idea. Thank you.
Welsh: Nid oes neb eisiau gorfod gyrru i'r gwaith, na chael y gost o redeg car sy'n mynd i dreulio'r rhan fwyaf o'r amser wedi'i barcio y tu allan i'w gweithle. Ond mae nifer o bobl yn gorfod gwneud hynny am nad yw'r Llywodraeth hon ac eraill wedi gallu darparu trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus ymarferol yn lle hynny, heb sôn am un sydd yr un mor gyfleus â char. Mae polisïau olynol Llywodraeth y DU a Llywodraeth Cymru ac awdurdodau lleol wedi arwain at osod parthau masnachol mewn lleoliadau nad oes modd eu cyrraedd ar drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, ac mae'r un peth yn wir am dai. Felly, os gwelwch yn dda, rhowch y gorau i drin gyrwyr a busnesau fel pe bai'r tagfeydd a'r llygredd y maent yn eu hachosi yn fai arnynt hwy. Nid yw hynny'n wir. Bai pobl fel y Llywodraeth hon ac awdurdodau lleol ydyw am fethu cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol. Mae ardrethi busnes yn gweithio oddi ar werth ardrethol y gweithle ac mae cyfleusterau parcio ar y safle eisoes yn cael eu cynnwys fel ffactor yn hynny. Felly, byddai'r cynnig deddfwriaethol hwn yn golygu bod busnesau'n gorfod talu ddwywaith am yr un peth. Bydd busnesau naill ai'n trosglwyddo'r ardoll i'w gweithwyr, fel y mae llawer yn amlwg yn ei wneud, neu bydd eu cwsmeriaid yn dioddef ergyd ariannol a fydd yn cyfyngu ar y gallu i ehangu a chreu swyddi. Ac i beth? Syniad cyfeiliornus, amwys, heb ei ystyried yn ddigonol y bydd cynghorau'n defnyddio'r dreth i wella trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus ac annog teithio llesol. Breuddwyd llwyr yw hynny. Ffordd yw hon o gael ychydig mwy o arian i gynghorau allu ariannu gwasanaethau craidd y mae'r Llywodraeth hon wedi methu rhoi cefnogaeth briodol iddynt hyd yma. Pe na bai hynny'n wir, byddai'r cynnig hwn yn gwneud mwy na galluogi cynghorau i ddefnyddio'r arian ar gyfer trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, byddai'n eu gorfodi i wneud hynny. Ond nid yw'n gwneud hynny, a nodaf nad oes sôn am glustnodi unrhyw un o'r cronfeydd ardollau. Drwy ychwanegu trethi ac ardollau newydd, bydd Cymru'n lle llai deniadol i gychwyn busnes neu i ddod â'ch busnes iddo. Ni fydd y cynnig hwn yn lleihau tagfeydd nac allyriadau carbon oni bai ei fod yn arwain at lai o gyflogaeth yng Nghymru, fel y gallai wneud. Felly, ni fyddaf yn cefnogi'r Bil hwn. Dylai'r Llywodraeth fuddsoddi mewn trafnidiaeth amgen i weithwyr a gwella cynllunio trefol, ond yn lle hynny maent yn cynnig treth newydd. Maent eisiau ymddangos fel pe baent yn gwneud rhywbeth, ond nid ydynt eisiau gwario unrhyw arian arno, felly maent wedi meddwl am ffordd o godi mwy o dreth ar Gymru. Rwy'n credu ei fod yn syniad ofnadwy. Diolch.