With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-elected

The New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives are promising to trim nan Harmonized Sales Tax by 2 percent points, to 13 per cent, if they are re-elected.

Blaine Higgs, leader of nan Progressive Conservatives, and New Brunswick premier, made nan announcement successful a campaign-style news convention successful Moncton, N.B.

The predetermination run hasn’t officially been called but voters must caput to nan polls nary later than Oct. 21.

The statement held simultaneous news conferences astatine 4 locations crossed nan state today, pinch campaigner Kris Austin telling reporters successful Fredericton that nan statement would trim nan HST by 1 constituent a twelvemonth complete 2 years.

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Austin, who is besides curate of nationalist information successful Higgs’s government, says that erstwhile nan trim is afloat implemented it will prevention New Brunswickers astir $1,000 per year.

The 2 per cent trim would put nan state connected par pinch Ontario, which has an HST of 13 per cent.