Parliament on Friday adopted the 2011 fiscal policy bill in first reading. After more than four hours of debates, the Democratic and the Liberal factions agreed to endorse the Liberal-Democrats' bill on condition of several amendments. The Communist faction abstained. The Democratic and the Liberal factions requested the removal of the provision which would give the Fiscal Inspectorate the authority to ascertain the lawfulness or unlawfulness of some taxpayers' actions. “We request the removal of the article which would turn the Fiscal Service into an extra-judiciary body. No one can found an asset to be legal or illegal but a court of law”, argued Liberal leader Mihai Ghimpu. The Democrats said for their part that granting such functions to the revenue service would deter both local and foreign investors. The Liberals also requested the elimination of the provision concerning the centralization of the ecological fund, arguing that it contradicted the decentralization policy and would strip the local authorities of a source of income. Both factions said they would not endorse the bill upon second reading unless their requests were met. On Saturday, Parliament is to hear the fiscal policy bill in second reading and initiate debates on the 2011 budget bill. After the Friday's parliamentary session, Speaker Marian Lupu told reporters he was confident that both bills would be adopted and further clarifications were needed among the Alliance components before the session on Saturday. Liberal-Democratic faction leader Mihai Godea, however, said the Liberal-Democrats would not make concessions on the bill, insisting on its passage in its current version.