Nikolay Tomenko and Vladimir Litvin

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Chairman deputy Nikolay Tomenko, right, and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin during parliament session, in Kiev, on Thursday, December 2, 2010. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Tax Code in a new edition taking into account propositions of President of Ukraine. 268 out of 417 lawmakers registered in the session hall voted for this decision. 7 lawmakers from the BYUT-Batkivshchyna faction and 13 lawmakers from the OU-PSD faction voted for the new edition of the Tax Code. Before this lawmakers supported all propositions of the President of Ukraine into the Tax Code. 258 out of 416 lawmakers registered in the session hall voted for this decision. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN