LGPS funds have more than £1.7bn invested directly with tobacco companies, according to a report in The Guardian.
The paper used Freedom of Information requests to obtain the data, which also showed a further £1.1bn invested through pooled funds.
West Yorkshire Pension Fund had the highest amount directly invested, with £284m in tobacco shares.
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