TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives will not cut the health tax if elected on Oct. 6.
A campaign source says there will be more announcements about how the Tories plan to bring down costs for families ahead of the party's convention next weekend.
But eliminating the controversial health tax is not one of them.
The PCs are already promising to remove the eight per cent provincial portion of the HST from hydro and home heating bills this week -- a move they say would save a typical household $275 a year.
Leader Tim Hudak also vowed to scrap the Liberal government's $7-billion green energy deal with South Korean giant Samsung and to stop offering huge premiums for wind and solar power.
The governing Liberals have blasted his promises, saying they will cost the province thousands of jobs.
