The Workers' Party has released its own paper on Population, just two weeks after Parliament endorsed a report charting the country's strategies to mitigate an ageing and shrinking population. SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said: "They are confident that based on their own projections, we can still achieve a reasonable growth rate... My question really is would the Workers Party's [paper] be able to elaborate on how different the quality of life, how Singaporeans wealth would be affected even for the bottom 20 per cent, if we have a slower economic growth rate... I think it is important for proponents of slower growth to actually be able to spell out exactly what are the differences, so that Singaporeans can make an informed decision... When you look at the Workers' Party position as articulated in their population paper, it is clear that they have taken on board the concerns of Singaporeans and so I think in that sense it will certainly go down well with Singaporeans. But as I have mentioned earlier, the key question is, are the plans really viable? Will they actually enable Singapore to continue to be a very attractive place? Not just for talented people who may want to become citizens but also for Singaporeans."