English: In terms of the position that we are facing, of course, many of the pressures that the Welsh Government faces are also the same pressures that local government themselves are going to be facing, as has already been referred to. And it would be useful, I think, if we had a sense from the Government as to what you believe now - . We will obviously see the local government settlement detail in due course. What is the quantum of the funding gap that local government is facing following the publication of the draft budget? We've seen different local authorities quoting different figures, haven't we, in the last few days. Rhondda Cynon Taf - . The head of the WLGA - the leader of the WLGA - referring, I think, only this morning to a £47 million budget gap, and that's repeated authority by authority across Wales, and you tot up the sums and you come up to a very, very considerable figure indeed. So, it would be useful to get, certainly, acknowledgement from the Welsh Government that there will remain a funding gap. And those local authorities are going to face a very difficult financial decision-making challenge themselves, aren't they, between cutting services or hiking council tax, possibly by double figures, as Peter Fox referred to in some cases, or probably doing both in many cases as well. To what extent has the Government, in that context, looked at things it can do to help local government, for example, lifting some of the expenditure pressures that they might be facing? Some local authorities have raised with me, for example, the money that they have to pass on to the new corporate joint committees. Obviously, we're not massive fans of the corporate joint committees on this side, but it's not the reason that I'm raising it in this context. Postponing some of these necessary financial commitments in order to give greater flexibility - . A constant theme from local government is, if only they could be given greater flexibility in some of the grants that they're offered. Even to the extent that you could bundle them all together in a global grant and allow them greater flexibility over time to deliver the same commitments, in terms of the national policy goals, but allow local government to flex a little bit while they're under the financial pressure that they are facing. We have made the case that we believe that the Welsh Government itself needs to look at using the income tax powers that it has available to it. We realise this isn't a cost-free or a pain-free option; it has its own difficulties. But we are in a time of crisis, and we campaigned for those income tax powers for a reason, didn't we, so that we could avail ourselves of them at times precisely like these. And it strikes me, when we're talking about council tax, for example, it is certainly the case that the income tax powers, even given the constraints that we're under - we're not allowed to create new bands and change the thresholds - even then they are much more progressive than the council tax, which is the most regressive tax of all. We're obviously working together through the co-operation agreement to reform council tax, in order to make it fairer and to replace it possibly with a much fairer system of taxation overall, but, while we're here, isn't there an argument that rather than using council tax as one of the main mechanisms whereby new additional revenue is going to be raised in Wales, we should actually be looking at a progressive use of the income tax power? Business rates: obviously huge pressure as well on small and medium-sized enterprises right throughout Wales, and it's absolutely the right thing to do, to provide additional support there. I just raise the question that the Wales Governance Centre has raised, which is: is this the only way or the best way that that help could be provided? Could it be provided in a more flexible, targeted way, rather than simply using a business rate subsidy? In terms of your draft budget for next year, it would be very useful, going back to the theme of First Minister's questions today, if you could let us know what the assumption is that you've made in terms of public sector pay. The UK Government has made an assumption of 3 per cent, I believe, for the next financial year. What is the Welsh Government's assumption in terms of public sector pay? Because if it is as low as that, that will lead to a situation where we will almost inevitably be facing disputes next year again because it'll be below the projected inflation level. I notice the additional money for public transport, which is very welcome. I'm wondering if you are able to share with us at this stage - and apologies if I've missed this already - what is the decision in terms of rail fare increases next year and whether part of that additional money is going to be used in order to limit the increase in rail fare below the current level of CPI, which is I think what it would normally rise by. In the context of the co-operation agreement, we're glad to see that the commitments have been protected as part of that. We look forward now, between the draft budget and the final budget, as set out in the co-operation agreement, to bringing wider influence to bear on the Welsh budget, and we will seek to be continuing the conversation in relation to the many themes that I've raised in my speech this afternoon.
Welsh: O ran y sefyllfa sy'n ein hwynebu, wrth gwrs, mae llawer o'r pwysau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu hwynebu hefyd yr un pwysau y mae llywodraeth leol eu hunain yn mynd i'w hwynebu, fel y cyfeiriwyd ato eisoes. A byddai'n ddefnyddiol, rwy'n credu, pe baem yn cael rhyw synnwyr oddi wrth y Llywodraeth o ran yr hyn yr ydych chi'n ei gredu nawr - . Yn amlwg fe welwn ni fanylion setliad llywodraeth leol maes o law. Beth yw cwantwm y bwlch ariannu y mae llywodraeth leol yn ei wynebu yn dilyn cyhoeddi'r gyllideb ddrafft? Rydym wedi gweld gwahanol awdurdodau lleol yn dyfynnu ffigyrau gwahanol, onid ydym ni, yn ystod y dyddiau diwethaf. Rhondda Cynon Taf - . Mae pennaeth Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru - yr arweinydd - yn cyfeirio, rwy'n credu, dim ond y bore yma at fwlch yn y gyllideb o £47 miliwn, ac mae hynny'n cael ei ailadrodd gan awdurdodau ledled Cymru, ac rydych chi'n adio'r symiau ac rydych chi'n cael ffigur sylweddol iawn, iawn yn wir. Felly, byddai'n ddefnyddiol cael, yn sicr, gydnabyddiaeth gan Lywodraeth Cymru y bydd y bwlch ariannu yn parhau. Ac mae'r awdurdodau lleol hynny'n mynd i wynebu her wrth wneud penderfyniadau ariannol anodd iawn eu hunain, onid ydyn nhw, rhwng torri gwasanaethau neu gynyddu treth y cyngor, o bosib gyda ffigyrau dwbl, fel y cyfeiriodd Peter Fox atyn nhw mewn rhai achosion, neu i wneud y ddau beth mewn sawl achos hefyd mae'n debyg. I ba raddau mae'r Llywodraeth, yn y cyd-destun hwnnw, wedi edrych ar bethau y gall eu gwneud i helpu llywodraeth leol, er enghraifft, codi rhai o'r pwysau gwariant y gallen nhw fod yn eu hwynebu? Mae rhai awdurdodau lleol wedi sôn wrthyf er enghraifft, am yr arian y mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw ei basio ymlaen i'r cyd-bwyllgorau corfforaethol newydd. Yn amlwg, nid ydym yn gefnogwyr brwd o'r cyd-bwyllgorau corfforaethol ar yr ochr yma, ond nid dyna'r rheswm fy mod i'n ei godi yn y cyd-destun hwn. Gohirio rhai o'r ymrwymiadau ariannol angenrheidiol hyn er mwyn rhoi mwy o hyblygrwydd - . Thema gyson gan lywodraeth leol yw, pe bai ond modd rhoi mwy o hyblygrwydd iddyn nhw o ran rhai o'r grantiau a gynigir iddyn nhw. Hyd yn oed i'r graddau y gallech eu bwndelu i gyd gyda'i gilydd mewn grant cyffredinol a chaniatáu mwy o hyblygrwydd iddyn nhw dros amser i gyflawni'r un ymrwymiadau, o ran y nodau polisi cenedlaethol, ond caniatáu i lywodraeth leol ystwytho ychydig tra eu bod o dan y pwysau ariannol y maen nhw'n eu hwynebu. Rydym ni wedi dadlau'r achos ein bod yn credu bod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru ei hun ystyried defnyddio'r pwerau treth incwm sydd ganddi. Rydym yn sylweddoli nad yw hyn yn ddewis di-gost nac yn ddewis di-boen; mae ganddo ei anawsterau ei hun. Ond rydym ni mewn cyfnod o argyfwng, ac fe wnaethom ni ymgyrchu dros y pwerau treth incwm hynny am reswm, oni wnaethom ni, er mwyn i ni allu manteisio arnyn nhw ar adegau yn union fel hon. Ac mae'n fy nharo i, pan ydym ni'n siarad am y dreth gyngor, er enghraifft, mae'n sicr yn wir fod y pwerau treth incwm, hyd yn oed o ystyried y cyfyngiadau sydd arnom - nid ydym yn cael creu bandiau newydd a newid y trothwyon - hyd yn oed wedyn maen nhw'n llawer mwy blaengar na'r dreth gyngor, sef y dreth fwyaf atchweliadol. Mae'n amlwg ein bod ni'n cydweithio drwy'r cytundeb cydweithredu i ddiwygio'r dreth gyngor, er mwyn ei gwneud yn decach ac i roi system drethu lawer tecach yn ei lle yn gyffredinol, ond, gan ein bod ni yma, onid oes yna ddadl, yn hytrach na defnyddio'r dreth gyngor fel un o'r prif fecanweithiau er mwyn codi refeniw ychwanegol newydd yng Nghymru, mewn gwirionedd, dylem ni fod yn edrych ar ddefnydd blaengar o'r pŵer treth incwm? Trethi busnes: yn amlwg mae pwysau aruthrol hefyd ar fentrau bach a chanolig ledled Cymru, ac mae'n hollol gywir rhoi cymorth ychwanegol yna. Rwy'n codi'r cwestiwn y mae Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru wedi ei godi, sef: ai dyma'r unig ffordd neu'r ffordd orau y gellid darparu'r cymorth hwnnw? A ellid ei ddarparu mewn ffordd fwy hyblyg, wedi'i dargedu, yn hytrach na defnyddio cymhorthdal cyfradd busnes yn unig? O ran eich cyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf, byddai'n ddefnyddiol iawn, gan fynd yn ôl at thema cwestiynau'r Prif Weinidog heddiw, pe gallech roi gwybod i ni beth yw eich rhagdybiaeth o ran cyflog yn y sector cyhoeddus. Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhagdybio 3 y cant, rwy'n credu, ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Beth yw rhagdybiaeth Llywodraeth Cymru o ran cyflog yn y sector cyhoeddus? Oherwydd os yw mor isel â hynny, bydd hynny'n arwain at sefyllfa lle byddwn bron yn anochel yn wynebu anghydfod y flwyddyn nesaf eto oherwydd bydd yn is na'r lefel chwyddiant a ragwelir. Rwy'n sylwi ar yr arian ychwanegol ar gyfer trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, ac mae croeso mawr i hwnnw. Tybed a ydych chi'n gallu rhannu â ni ar hyn o bryd - ac ymddiheuriadau os ydw i wedi colli hyn yn barod - beth yw'r penderfyniad o ran codiadau mewn prisiau tocynnau trên y flwyddyn nesaf ac a yw rhan o'r arian ychwanegol hwnnw'n mynd i gael ei ddefnyddio er mwyn cyfyngu ar y cynnydd mewn prisiau tocynnau trên o dan lefel bresennol y CPI, sef yr hyn rwy'n credu y byddai'n codi fel arfer. Yng nghyd-destun y cytundeb cydweithredu, rydym yn falch o weld bod yr ymrwymiadau wedi'u diogelu fel rhan o hynny. Edrychwn ymlaen nawr, rhwng y gyllideb ddrafft a'r gyllideb derfynol, fel y nodir yn y cytundeb cydweithredu, at ddod â dylanwad ehangach ar gyllideb Cymru, a byddwn ni'n ceisio parhau â'r sgwrs mewn cysylltiad â'r themâu niferus a godais yn fy araith y prynhawn yma.