New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced Thursday morning he will lower the province’s HST rate from 15 to 13 per cent if re-elected.
The premier made the announcement at a window and door manufacturer in Moncton.
Higgs spoke to a packed house with seven Conservative candidates standing behind him.
A simultaneous announcement was also made in Fredericton, Saint John and Edmundston.
The provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 21.
