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,
	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	4,789		$	4,678		$	4,753		$	4,123		$	4,083
Add (Deduct):
Equity in net earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates		(471	)		(516	)		(466	)		(447	)		(524	)
Dividends from less than 50% owned affiliates		249			224			193			168			148
Fixed Charges		529			888			1,613			1,881			1,787
Interest capitalized, net of amortization		(9	)		(5	)		—			5			6
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	5,087		$	5,269		$	6,093		$	5,730		$	5,500
Fixed Charges:
Interest incurred (A):
Consumer Products	$	451		$	697		$	1,283		$	1,525		$	1,427
Financial Services		38			54			81			107			94
		489			751			1,364			1,632			1,521
Portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor		40			137			249			249			266
Fixed Charges	$	529		$	888		$	1,613		$	1,881		$	1,787
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (B)		9.6			5.9			3.8			3.0			3.1

(A) Altria Group, Inc. includes interest relating to uncertain tax positions in its provision for income taxes, therefore such amounts are not included in fixed charges in the computation.

(B) Computation includes interest incurred and the portion of rent expense deemed to represent the interest factor from the discontinued operations of Philip Morris International Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. in fixed charges. Excluding these amounts from fixed charges, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges from continuing operations would have been 12.5, 9.5, 7.6, 5.7, and 5.7 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.