10 February 2006, and presented it to the public the next day. However, the Rose in the Fist refused to sign it in, because it did not explicitly include some issues, such as civil unions and LGBT rights. The platform has been criticised by the House of Freedoms because of its 281-page length. A reduced, more readable, version of the official political platform was released by the coalition, in order to answer the critics from the centre-right coalition. The main points of the centre-left platform were: More safety, by moving police resources from immigration and escort issues to the control of the territory; Controlled immigration and promotion of legal ways to immigrate in Italy; A quicker and more reliable judicial system; Full condemnation and fight of dodging and regularisation of concealed labour; More integration with the European Union; Recognition of rights for civil, unmarried couples; Immediate withdrawal of the Italian troops in Iraq; Numerical restraint and regulation of the typologies of flexible labour; Reduction of taxes on work by 5% (often referred to as the fiscal wedge), to be financed by increased policing activity against tax dodgers; Increase in taxes on temporary work positions to encourage permanent employment. House of Freedoms The platform of the House of Freedoms was released on 25 February. It was 22 pages long, and it was defined as the continuance of the first five years of centre-right government. It is different by the contract with Italians (just five basic points) which characterised the 2001 general election. It was criticised as "vague" and "propaganda". The main points of the centre-right platform were: Increase of fiscal autonomy for Regions (, fiscal federalism); Realisation of the so-called (big works), notably the Strait of Messina Bridge; Support for smaller and family companies, and the Made in Italy export goods business; Tax reduction; Consolidation of relationships with the USA and reaffirmation of the commitment to the European Union; Defence of the values of family as based on marriage; Rise of legal penalties for criminal offences; Keeping up with the current politics for creating jobs, especially for the young Italians and the women; Restrictions on immigration Opinion polling According to the opinion polls released, mainly commissioned for national newspapers, magazines and TV stations, The Union was clearly leading the race to the general election. The three surveys which show a majority of votes for the House of Freedoms were all commissioned