Investment in The Tobacco Industry
In August 2011 it was revealed that Kent Council had around £24m of its pension fund for employees invested in the tobacco industry. The authority has about £13.5m in the Altria Group; £3.6m in Philip Morris; £3.5m in Imperial Tobacco and £3.4m in Japan Tobacco.
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