Er ein bod wedi gweithio'n galed i gynnig y setliad llywodraeth leol gorau posib, rwy'n cydnabod bod y setliad hwn yn doriad mewn termau real i'r cyllid craidd, pan fo awdurdodau'n wynebu pwysau gwirioneddol yn sgil poblogaeth sy'n heneiddio, dyfarniadau cyflog a phwysau chwyddiant o fath arall, ymysg pethau eraill. Felly mae'n hanfodol i ni barhau i gydweithio er mwyn sicrhau arbedion a datblygu ffyrdd mwy effeithiol o ddarparu gwasanaethau.
While we have worked hard to offer local government the best settlement possible, I recognise that this settlement is a real terms cut in core funding, when authorities face real pressures from things such as an ageing population, pay awards and other inflationary pressures.  Therefore, it is vital that we continue to work together to deliver efficiencies and develop more effective ways of delivering services.