Cyn y Gyllideb, roeddwn wedi pwyso ar y Canghellor i roi cymorth i aelwydydd; i roi rhagor o gyllid i wasanaethau cyhoeddus ac i fuddsoddi er mwyn hybu twf yn yr economi. Rwy’n falch ei fod wedi gwrando ar y galwadau mynych i sicrhau bod y warant pris ynni yn cael ei chynnal ar £2,500 o fis Ebrill ymlaen. Ond mae’n siom ei fod wedi gwrthod cymryd y camau ymarferol eraill y galwon ni amdanynt, sydd wedi cael sêl bendith y grŵp o arbenigwyr annibynnol sy’n cefnogi is-bwyllgor y Cabinet ar gostau byw. Gyda’i gilydd, gallai’r rhain fod wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i'r bobl hynny y mae’r argyfwng costau byw yn effeithio arnynt fwyaf.
Ahead of the Budget, I pressed the Chancellor to provide support for households; to  increase funding for public services and to invest to grow the economy. I am pleased he listened to the many calls to maintain the energy price guarantee at £2,500 from April. However, it is disappointing that he refused to take the other practical actions we called for, and which have been endorsed by the independent expert group, which supports our Cabinet cost-of-living committee. Taken together, these could have made a real difference to those most exposed to the cost-of-living crisis.