Fel y gwyddoch, nid oes gan Lywodraeth Cymru unrhyw reolaeth dros y system fudd-daliadau na’r prif ysgogiadau economaidd. Pe byddai gennym reolaeth drostynt, byddem yn eu defnyddio’n wahanol iawn. O ganlyniad i fesurau darbodus Llywodraeth y DU, bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn colli £3 biliwn o’i chyllideb yn ystod y ddwy flynedd nesaf. Felly mae terfyn ar yr hyn y gallwn ei wneud i wella bywydau’r trigolion hynny fydd yn teimlo effaith yr holl newidiadau hyn.
You are aware the Welsh Government does not have control of either the benefit system or the key economic levers.  If we did, we would be using them very differently.  As a result of the UK Government’s austerity measures, the Welsh Government will be losing £3 billion from its budget over the next two years. So there is a limit to what we can do to make life better for those people in Wales who will feel the impact of all these changes.