Exhibit 12

ALTRIA GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions of dollars)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2005			Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest	$	8,046		$	4,151
Add (deduct):
Equity in net earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates		(138	)		(85	)
Dividends from less than 50% owned affiliates		47			47
Fixed charges		948			499
Interest capitalized, net of amortization		(3	)		(2	)
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	8,900		$	4,610
Fixed charges:
Interest incurred:
Consumer products	$	779		$	415
Financial services		36			17
		815			432
Portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor		133			67
Fixed charges	$	948		$	499
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		9.4			9.2

Exhibit 12

ALTRIA GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions of dollars)

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2004			2003			2002			2001			2000
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change	$	14,004		$	14,609		$	17,945		$	14,117		$	14,008
Add (deduct):
Equity in net earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates		(141	)		(205	)		(235	)		(228	)		(228	)
Dividends from less than 50% owned affiliates		52			45			32			29			70
Fixed charges		1,787			1,730			1,678			1,984			1,348
Interest capitalized, net of amortization					10			10			10			7
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	15,702		$	16,189		$	19,430		$	15,912		$	15,205
Fixed charges:
Interest incurred:
Consumer products	$	1,427		$	1,370		$	1,331		$	1,665		$	1,087
Financial services		94			105			100			102			114
		1,521			1,475			1,431			1,767			1,201
Portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor		266			255			247			217			147
Fixed charges	$	1,787		$	1,730		$	1,678		$	1,984		$	1,348
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A)		8.8			9.4			11.6			8.0			11.3

(A) Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2002, include a non-recurring pre-tax gain of $2,631 million related to the Miller Brewing Company transaction. Excluding this gain, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges would have been 10.0 to 1.0 for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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