Ukrainian police cleared an encampment on Kyiv’s main square this morning when tax protesters refused to leave after parliament approved a compromise proposed by President Viktor Yanukovych. Protesters, mostly self-employed workers, weren’t satisfied with amendments to the new tax code and rallied into the night, demanding that Yanukovych veto the legislation, said Serhiy Fisun, a spokesman for the demonstrators. About 200 people stayed in the camp after the vote. Read the story here.
Bloomberg: Ukraine police close tax protest camp after parliament vote
A protester walks as policemen surround tents set up by objectors for a non-stop sit-in during a demonstration against proposed tax changes, on Independence Square in Kyiv, early on Dec. 3, 2010.
