P.M.’s motives questioned

Press, 28 May 1984, Page 4

P.M.’s motives questioned

PA Wellington Having achieved a socialist society at home, the Prime Minister now sought to build an international socialism of nations, the New Zealand Party leader, Mr Bob Jones, has said. He was commenting on Sir Robert Muldoon’s initiatives to reform the world economy. Mr Jones said Sir Robert’s suggestion was that toe International Monetary Fund be restructured so that affluent nations simply gave money to the non-affluent “There is nothing very brilliant or innovative about

that It is what is known as socialism,” Mr Jones said. He said that it would be interesting to know in which category Sir Robert foresaw New Zealand- As an affluent non-borrowing funder nation or a non-affluent solely borrowing nation. Mr Jones observed that Sir Robert had borrowed New Zealand into the world’s most indebted nation per head. “His constant assertions that there is something wrong with the international monetary system is merely a crude device to mislead the New Zealand voter into believing our debt situation is not of our making,” said Mr Jones.