English: Can I concur with the comments that Adam Price has made? Cabinet Secretary, as you know, the business-rates revaluation continues to be a source of immense concern for those businesses facing sizeable increases in their rateable value. This concern extends to the scheme of relief that the Welsh Government has decided upon and the transitional relief that we are voting on this afternoon. I read through the explanatory memorandum, and the three options the Welsh Government considered are listed. Clearly, option 1 - do nothing - was not a viable way forward; I think we all agree with you there. However, we did see some merit in option 3, making regulations based on the transitional relief scheme provided in England. The English scheme is self-financing, or supposed to be, anyway, and that could have been a basis for a scheme, but I understand you've not gone down that route. The idea of transferring funds from those who are going to see a reduction in their rates due to the revaluation to other areas where there's going to be an increase we did think had merit and we're sad that you dismissed that. However, as Adam Price has said, we do need to have a transitional rate relief scheme, and next April is now approaching very fast, and businesses would be more concerned by not having a scheme at all than having one that is flawed. I would point out, though, that these are potentially crushing increases in rates payable for some businesses - a minority of businesses, but, still, a significant number of businesses across Wales. We do urge the Welsh Government to look at providing additional support for those businesses before this kicks in next April. We do have serious concerns about the approach that the Welsh Government has taken in this area, so we will be abstaining on these regulations today, but we do recognise that we need a transitional rate relief scheme, so we will not be blocking or attempting to block this going through. But we would urge you to look again at the system that is in place and to make sure that those businesses that are going to experience some of the worst rate increases do get the support that they need.
Welsh: A gaf i gytuno â'r sylwadau y mae Adam Price wedi'u gwneud? Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, fel y gwyddoch, mae ailbrisio'r ardrethi busnes yn parhau i fod yn destun pryder aruthrol i'r busnesau hynny sy'n wynebu cynnydd sylweddol yn eu gwerth ardrethol. Mae'r pryder hwn yn ymestyn i'r cynllun rhyddhad y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi penderfynu arno a'r rhyddhad trosiannol yr ydym yn pleidleisio arno y prynhawn yma. Darllenais i drwy'r memorandwm esboniadol, ac mae'r tri dewis a ystyriwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru wedi'u rhestru. Yn amlwg, nid oedd dewis 1 - gwneud dim - yn ffordd hyfyw ymlaen; rwy'n credu ein bod ni i gyd yn cytuno â chi ar hynny. Fodd bynnag, gwelsom rywfaint o rinwedd yn newis 3, sef llunio rheoliadau ar sail y cynllun rhyddhad trosiannol a ddarperir yn Lloegr. Mae cynllun Lloegr yn hunan-gyllidol, neu mae i fod yn hunan-gyllidol, beth bynnag, a gellid bod wedi defnyddio hynny yn sail i'r cynllun. Ond deallaf nad ydych chi wedi dilyn y llwybr hwnnw. Roeddem ni o'r farn bod rhinwedd i'r syniad o drosglwyddo arian o'r rhai a fydd yn gweld gostyngiad yn eu hardrethi yn sgil yr ailbrisio i'r meysydd eraill lle bydd cynnydd, ac rydym yn drist eich bod wedi diystyru hynny. Fodd bynnag, fel y mae Adam Price wedi'i ddweud, mae angen i ni gael cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi trosiannol, ac mae mis Ebrill nesaf yn prysur agosáu erbyn hyn, a byddai busnesau yn poeni mwy am beidio â chael cynllun o gwbl na chael un sy'n ddiffygiol. Byddwn i'n nodi, fodd bynnag, y gallai'r cynnydd hwn i'r cyfraddau sy'n daladwy arwain at dranc rhai busnesau - lleiafrif o fusnesau, eto i gyd nifer sylweddol o fusnesau ledled Cymru. Rydym yn annog Llywodraeth Cymru i ystyried darparu cymorth ychwanegol i'r busnesau hynny cyn i'r cynllun gychwyn fis Ebrill nesaf. Mae gennym bryderon difrifol am y dull y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ei ddefnyddio yn y maes hwn, felly byddwn yn ymatal ar y rheoliadau hyn heddiw. Ond rydym ni'n cydnabod bod angen cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi trosiannol, felly ni fyddwn yn atal nac yn ceisio atal hwn rhag mynd trwyddo. Ond byddem yn eich annog i edrych unwaith eto ar y system sydd ar waith ac i sicrhau y bydd y busnesau hynny a fydd yn profi'r cynnydd gwaethaf ardrethi yn cael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt.