Modest fiscal easing ahead for Britain, but BoE likely done - Reuters poll

By Ross Finley LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond is set to announce some modest infrastructure spending and housing stimulus next week, according to a Reuters poll of economists that found widespread expectations of a marked easing-off on deficit reduction. Britain is increasingly likely to rely on fiscal policy in the future as the same survey concluded decisively that the Bank of England, which shifted to a neutral stance this month, would not cut interest rates or inc