English: Thank you, Llywydd. I agree with the vast majority of what the Member for Monmouthshire has said. We share the disappointment, of course, that the Government, in the first instance, hadn't seen fit to bring its own recommendations for reforming the system in its entirety to decrease the significant burden on businesses in Wales. Certainly, there is evidence that shows, from different perspectives, that the burden in Wales is greater. That's a very negative thing, of course, in terms of the competitiveness of our economy and in terms of the prosperity of our businesses. I do think that it would have been better to present those changes that were in the Labour manifesto sooner. That is, they were sufficiently clear in their manifesto. We could have a wider debate about a more radical reform of the policy, to tell the truth. We've discussed the possibility here of moving away from a business rates system entirely. But I don't know why the Government didn't introduce those changes sooner. Our amendment, of course, refers to the fact that we, at least, succeeded, because of the significant increase as a result of the revaluation seen in certain parts of Wales. He's talked about his own constituency, but it's also true in parts of the north - the north-west, I think, has seen, on average, the greatest increase. So, we felt, in the context of the discussions that we had with the Cabinet Secretary with regard to the budget, that this was a matter of priority. It would have been much better, of course, to have a more wide-ranging policy in place, but at least we succeeded, through the agreement that we reached with the Government, to double, truth be told, the level of temporary relief available to businesses. I'm pleased to see that that does include those sectors in terms of retail and hospitality that have expressed the greatest concern with regard to the revaluation. I do think that the Member for Monmouth is asking for something that's perfectly reasonable. Businesses now are starting to plan for the next year, and, unfortunately, some of them - or more than just some; several - are in a situation of difficulty in terms of deciding whether they're going to be able to continue to operate or not. So, it is important and I do hope that the Cabinet Secretary is listening to the appeal from the Member for clear and correct information about how the system's going to work.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Rydw i'n cytuno â pheth wmbredd o'r hyn yr oedd yr Aelod dros Fynwy wedi ei ddweud. Rŷm ni'n rhannu'r siom, wrth gwrs, nad oedd y Llywodraeth yn y lle cyntaf wedi gweld yn iawn i ddod â'i hargymhellion ar gyfer diwygio'r system yn gyfan gwbl er mwyn lleihau'r baich sylweddol sydd yna ar fusnesau yng Nghymru. Yn sicr, mae yna dystiolaeth sydd yn dangos, o wahanol bersbectif, fod y baich yng Nghymru yn fwy. Mae hynny, wrth gwrs, yn beth negyddol iawn o ran cystadleurwydd ein heconomi ac o ran ffyniant ein busnesau. Rydw i'n meddwl y byddai fe wedi bod yn well i gyflwyno'r newidiadau yna oedd ym maniffesto'r Blaid Lafur yn gynt. Hynny yw, roedden nhw'n ddigon clir yn eu maniffesto. Gallwn ni gael trafodaeth ehangach ynglŷn â pholisi o ddiwygio mwy radical byth, a dweud y gwir. Rydym ni wedi trafod y posibiliadau yma o symud oddi wrth system ad-drethu busnes yn gyfan gwbl. Ond nid ydw i'n deall pam nad oedd y Llywodraeth wedi cyflwyno'r newidiadau yma yn gynt. Mae'n gwelliant ni, wrth gwrs, yn cyfeirio at y ffaith yr oeddem ni, o leiaf, wedi llwyddo, oherwydd y cynnydd sylweddol o ganlyniad i'r ailbrisiad a welwyd yn rhannau o Gymru, rhannau penodol o Gymru. Mae ef wedi sôn am ei etholaeth ei hun, ond mae hefyd yn wir, wrth gwrs, mewn rhannau o'r gogledd - y gogledd-orllewin, rwy'n credu, sydd wedi gweld y cynnydd ar gyfartaledd mwyaf. Felly, roeddem ni'n teimlo, yng nghyd-destun y trafodaethau roeddem ni'n eu cynnal gyda'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet ar y gyllideb, fod hwn yn fater blaenoriaeth. Byddai wedi bod yn well o lawer, wrth gwrs, i gael y polisi mwy eang yn ei le, ond o leiaf fe fedrom ni, trwy'r cytundeb a wnaethom ni gyda'r Llywodraeth, dyblu, a dweud y gwir, y lefel o help o ryddhad dros dro a oedd yna ar gyfer busnesau. Rwy'n falch o weld fod hynny'n cynnwys yn arbennig y sectorau hynny o ran manwerthu ac o ran lletygarwch sydd wedi mynegi'r pryder mwyaf ynglŷn ag ailbrisiad. Rwy'n credu bod yr Aelod dros Fynwy yn gofyn am rywbeth digon rhesymol, wrth gwrs. Mae'n rhaid i fusnesau nawr, sy'n dechrau cynllunio ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf, ac yn anffodus ambell un - mwy nag ambell un; sawl un a dweud y gwir - mewn sefyllfa o gyni, orfod penderfynu a ydyn nhw'n mynd i barhau mewn busnes neu beidio. Felly, mae yn bwysig a gobeithio bod y Gweinidog yn gwrando ar yr apêl gan yr Aelod am wybodaeth glir a chywir ynglŷn â sut mae'r system yn mynd i weithio.