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Tue 05 May 2009Irish economy expected to contract by 9% this year
THE EUROPEAN Commission predicts the Irish economy will contract by 9 per cent this year as Europe struggles to cope with its worst recession since the second World War.
It also predicts the budget deficit will widen to 12 per cent in 2009 in a sharply revised economic forecast that diverges significantly from the Government’s budget predictions.
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