British finance minister George Osborne will hand out an 800 million pound council tax subsidy on Monday to struggling families and announce plans to boost housing starts and business innovation, in an attempt to defuse growing criticism of his rigid strategy to cut the fiscal deficit. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85f17862-ed24-11e0-be97-00144feab49a.html#axzz1ZfAR7S9q