Mae’r Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol wedi cadarnhau bod economi’r DU ar ddechrau dirwasgiad ac y bydd y dirwasgiad hwnnw’n debygol o fod yn un hir. Bydd hyn yn arwain at gostau gwirioneddol a sylweddol i bobl ledled y DU. Mae disgwyl i’r gyfradd diweithdra gynyddu’n sylweddol, ac i incwm gwario cartrefi leihau dros 7% yn ystod y ddwy flynedd nesaf – y gostyngiad mwyaf ers dechrau cadw cofnodion – i lefelau a welwyd ddiwethaf yn 2013.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has confirmed the UK economy is in the early phase of a recession that will likely be lengthy and which will result in real and significant costs for people across the UK. The rate of unemployment is expected to increase substantially. People’s household disposable incomes are expected to fall by more than 7% over next two years – the biggest fall on record – to levels last seen in 2013.