After a three-day debate, the city-state's Parliament—in which the PAP holds 81 of the 87 elected seats—accepted a new pay structure for political offices, with ministers' annual wages about 30% lower than in 2010. That includes a 28% cut for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to 2.2 million Singapore dollars (US$1.7 million) and a 31% cut for a new minister, S$1.1 million. Full story