Russia's budget spending rules hindering anti-crisis funding, economists say

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The regulations governing budget spending in Russia, where the economy is slipping into recession due to low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, are hindering its ability to adequately fund anti-crisis measures, economists have said.Russia overtook mainland China on Monday in terms of its number of confirmed new coronavirus cases, with a national tally exceeding 87,000.As it battles the virus, its energy-dependent economy could contract up to 8% in the second quarter, the..