Darling sees 3.5% contraction this year

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Apr 22 2009 Breaking news Darling sees 3.5% contraction this year Alistair Darling, chancellor, said that the British economy would start growing again by the end of 2009 as he began delivering his Budget speech for 2009-10. He forecasted the UK economy would contract by 3.5 per cent in 2009. But he expected "growth to resume towards the end of the year". Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.