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Evening Standard
Business
Henry Saker-Clark

BAT expected to cut jobs in plan to boost productivity

British American Tobacco is set to cut jobs (British American Tobacco/PA) - (PA Media)

British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to cut jobs and increase its use of AI as part of efforts to “simplify” its operations.

The FTSE 100 tobacco giant confirmed plans to pursue “productivity initiatives” on Thursday as it reported stronger profits.

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