English: All right, thank you very much for the statistic, but I think you know better than - . Your Government has cut the funding for the most prosperous councils in Wales. All six councils in north Wales would have seen their budget cut by at least half of 1 per cent. Three would have received a 1 per cent budget cut already. Once again, rural councils will suffer compared to Labour-led urban authorities. This complex and unfair formula resulted in a situation where Rhondda Cynon Taf council has been able to stockpile unusable reserves of £152 million. That is a staggering figure. Yet, Monmouthshire and Powys councils have been forced to introduce severe budget cuts to balance their books. This Labour Government has constantly failed to recognise the particular problems faced by rural council authorities in Wales in delivering public services. There are higher costs in delivering public services in rural areas, and this Government action will inevitably result in cuts to services and increases in council tax. In 1997, the average band D council tax in Wales was £490. It is now nearly £1,492, a staggering rise of over 200 per cent. That is all during the Labour Government. Excessive council tax rises have had a devastating impact on Welsh households. Citizens Advice has labelled council tax as our biggest tax problem in Wales. Local authorities have tried to ensure as much money as possible is directed to front-line services by cutting out waste and unnecessary bureaucracy. But Labour's unfair funding formula will mean people, particularly those living in rural areas, will face damaging cuts in public services and rising council tax bills. We need a strategic review of the funding formula to ensure a fairer settlement. We need a funding formula that takes into account the needs of rural Wales and that ensures that rural councils are no longer penalised. I call on the Welsh Assembly to support our motion and deliver greater fairness in local authorities in Wales. Thank you.
Welsh: Iawn, diolch yn fawr am yr ystadegyn, ond credaf y gwyddoch yn well na - . Mae eich Llywodraeth wedi torri'r cyllid ar gyfer y cynghorau mwyaf ffyniannus yng Nghymru. Byddai pob un o'r chwe chyngor yn y gogledd wedi gweld toriad o hanner 1 y cant o leiaf yn eu cyllideb. Byddai tri wedi derbyn toriad cyllideb o 1 y cant eisoes. Unwaith eto, bydd cynghorau gwledig yn dioddef o'u cymharu ag awdurdodau trefol dan arweiniad Llafur. Mae'r fformiwla gymhleth ac annheg hon wedi arwain at sefyllfa lle mae Cyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf wedi gallu storio cronfeydd wrth gefn na ellir eu defnyddio o £152 miliwn. Mae hwnnw'n ffigur syfrdanol. Eto, mae cynghorau Sir Fynwy a Phowys wedi gorfod cyflwyno toriadau i'r gyllideb i fantoli eu llyfrau. Mae'r Llywodraeth Lafur hon yn gyson wedi methu â chydnabod y problemau penodol a wynebir gan awdurdodau cynghorau gwledig yng Nghymru wrth ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. Ceir costau uwch wrth ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus mewn ardaloedd gwledig, a bydd gweithredoedd y Llywodraeth hon yn anochel yn arwain at doriadau i wasanaethau a chodiadau yn y dreth gyngor. Ym 1997, y dreth gyngor band D cyfartalog yng Nghymru oedd £490. Bellach mae bron yn £1,492, cynnydd anhygoel o dros 200 y cant. Mae hynny i gyd yn ystod y Llywodraeth Lafur. Mae codiadau uchel iawn yn y dreth gyngor wedi cael effaith ddinistriol ar aelwydydd Cymru. Mae Cyngor ar Bopeth wedi labelu'r dreth gyngor fel y broblem dreth fwyaf yng Nghymru. Mae awdurdodau lleol wedi ceisio sicrhau bod cymaint o arian â phosib yn cael ei gyfeirio at wasanaethau rheng flaen drwy dorri gwastraff a biwrocratiaeth ddiangen. Ond bydd fformiwla ariannu annheg y Blaid Lafur yn golygu y bydd pobl, yn enwedig y rhai sy'n byw mewn ardaloedd gwledig, yn wynebu toriadau niweidiol mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a biliau treth gyngor cynyddol. Mae angen adolygiad strategol o'r fformiwla gyllido i sicrhau setliad tecach. Mae angen fformiwla gyllido sy'n ystyried anghenion cefn gwlad Cymru ac sy'n sicrhau na chaiff cynghorau gwledig eu cosbi mwyach. Galwaf ar y Cynulliad i gefnogi ein cynnig a sicrhau mwy o degwch i awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru. Diolch i chi.