Monopolies in the Philippines (1965–1986) granted PD 1468, which declared the money as private and prevented any government audit. Cojuangco bought San Miguel Corporation (SMC) with the funds from the Coco levy. SMC is one of the oldest and largest beer, food, packaging and livestock conglomerate in the Philippines. President Marcos gave favors to SMC once Cojuangco became its head. Taxes were raised for liquor and cigarettes in January 1986, but excise taxes on beer went down. Beer is one of the main products of SMC, which helped the corporation save as much as $40 million that year. When Marcos was President, he often wrote
Beer in Austria and "Wieselburger" predominate. In Vienna, "Ottakringer" is brewed. From the more westerly parts of Austria come "Kaiser", "Zipfer" and "Kapsreiter" in Upper Austria. Upper Austria is also home to famous "Freistadt" beer (Freistädter Bier). The brewery's organization is unique in that the brewery is a commune-owned and operated by those individuals who own a house within the city walls, thus the name of the town Freistadt (free-city). Continuing West, Salzburg is home to "Stiegl", as well as "Augustiner Bräu" (not related to the German one) and "Edelweiss". Weizenbier (wheat beer) is the most popular type of beer in this region.