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Ukraine reminds Santas about tax

KIEV (Reuters) – Cash-strapped Ukraine on Wednesday

reminded entertainers making money by posing as Did Moroz – the

local version of Santa Claus – and his helpers to pay income

tax. The former Soviet republic’s government faces $9 billion

in foreign debt repayments next year and its budget deficit

almost tripled in January-October this year to more than $4

billion.