The Fishing Fee Bill Has Been Discussed for over 100 Hours.

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The debate on the Minister of Industry's fishing fee bill has lasted for nearly 105 hours. Only two bills have been debated longer in the parliament since the Althingi was merged into a single chamber in 1991. The debate on the state guarantee for Icesave accounts lasted for over 135 hours in 2009 and the third energy package was debated for over 147 hours in 2019. A second debate on Hanna Katrín Friðriksson's bill will continue at a parliamenta…

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The fishing fees will still be on the Althingi agenda today. The parliamentary session will begin at ten o'clock, with a debate on the fishing fees. The list of speakers can be seen on the side. MPs have already been booked for speeches number 1,415 to 1,421 on the fishing fees. The frontrunner is the sportsman Ólafur Adolfsson. Some others have given slightly fewer speeches than Ólafur. Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson of the Progressive Party will keep…