English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I propose the Welsh Government's final budget proposals for 2018-19 onwards, as tabled before the National Assembly for Wales on 19 December. I would like to pay particular thanks to members of the Finance Committee and the Chair, Simon Thomas, for their careful work in scrutinising this budget. This is the first time for many centuries that we in Wales have taken responsibility for raising a proportion of the funds that we spend on public services. I was very pleased to be able to respond yesterday to the committee's report on the draft budget and to be able to accept virtually all of their recommendations in full. Despite the challenges that arose as a result of the conflict between the timetable for our budget and the budget of the UK Government, I do believe that the new processes agreed and followed this year have been successful and have been appropriate for scrutinising our use of our financial responsibilities. I look forward to working with the committee to see how these processes can be further improved in the future. I should also thank the other committees who have published scrutiny reports on the budget in their own areas of responsibility. I would like to officially thank Steffan Lewis for giving his time to meet and to consider the final budget, and Adam Price for continuing with those negotiations more recently. Deputy Presiding Officer, the wider context for the budget is well known. As the economies of the eurozone and the United States move back towards historic growth levels, the economy of the UK continues to be damaged by foolish austerity policies - policies that have failed. As others grow, the most recent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility here demonstrates an economy that is slowing down, not only next year and the following year, but also beyond then, into the future: less growth in production, less development in business, less growth in gross domestic product, less growth in employment and less in tax receipts. The Chancellor, Philip Hammond himself, stated that in his budget speech on 22 November.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n cynnig cynigion cyllideb derfynol Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2018-19 ymlaen, fel y gosodwyd gerbron Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ar 19 Rhagfyr. Hoffwn ddiolch yn arbennig i aelodau'r Pwyllgor Cyllid, a'r Cadeirydd, Simon Thomas, am eu gwaith gofalus wrth graffu ar y gyllideb hon. Dyma'r tro cyntaf ers sawl canrif i ni yng Nghymru ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb dros godi cyfran o'r arian rydym ni'n ei wario ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus. Roeddwn i'n falch iawn o allu ymateb ddoe i adroddiad y pwyllgor ar y gyllideb ddrafft, a gallu derbyn bron pob un o'u hargymhellion yn llwyr. Er gwaethaf yr heriau a gododd yn sgil y gwrthdaro rhwng amserlen ein cyllideb ni a chyllideb Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, rwy'n credu bod y prosesau newydd a gafodd eu cytuno a'u dilyn eleni wedi bod yn llwyddiannus ac wedi bod yn addas ar gyfer craffu ar ein defnydd o'n cyfrifoldebau ariannol newydd. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gael gweithio gyda'r pwyllgor i weld sut y gellid gwella'r prosesau hyn ymhellach yn y dyfodol. A allaf ddiolch hefyd i'r pwyllgorau eraill hynny sydd wedi cyhoeddi adroddiadau craffu ar y gyllideb yn eu meysydd eu hunain? Hoffwn i ddiolch yn swyddogol i Steffan Lewis am roi ei amser i gyfarfod ac ystyried y gyllideb derfynol, ac i Adam Price am barhau â'r trafodaethau hynny yn fwy diweddar. Dirprwy Lywydd, mae'r cyd-destun ehangach ar gyfer y gyllideb yn gwbl hysbys. Wrth i economïau ardal yr ewro a'r Unol Daleithiau symud yn ôl tuag at lefelau twf hanesyddol, mae economi'r Deyrnas Unedig yn parhau i gael ei niweidio gan bolisïau cyni ffôl - polisïau sydd wedi methu. Wrth i eraill dyfu, mae rhagolygon diweddaraf y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol yma yn dangos economi sy'n arafu, nid yn unig y flwyddyn nesaf a'r flwyddyn wedyn, ond y tu hwnt i hynny i'r dyfodol: llai o dwf mewn cynhyrchiant, llai o fuddsoddiad mewn busnesau, llai o dwf mewn cynnyrch domestig gros, llai o dwf mewn cyflogau, a llai o dderbyniadau treth. Y Canghellor, Philip Hammond ei hun, a ddywedodd hynny yn ei araith ar y gyllideb ar 22 Tachwedd.