CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE 3. The private sector consists of those means of production the ownership and management of which belong to private individual or corporate persons, without prejudice to the following paragraph. 4. The co-operative and social sector comprises, specifically: a) community means of production, held and managed by local communities; b) means of production exploited collectively by workers; c) means of production held and managed by not-for-profit corporate persons whose main objective is social solidarity, specifically those of a mutual nature. Article 100 Taxes Taxes shall be established and modified by law, and shall be set according to criteria of social justice. CHAPTER II ECONOMIC ORGANISATION Article 101 Co-ordination of Economic Activity 1. The State shall promote, co-ordinate and supervise economic activity, acting directly or indirectly to resolve the basic problems of the people and to reduce social and regional inequalities. 2. State investment shall play a driving role in promoting balanced development. Article 102 Natural Resources The State shall promote knowledge, survey and valorisation of natural resources, and shall determine the conditions under which they may be used and developed subject to national interests. Translation by MOZLEGAL – Mozambique's Legal Resource Portal www.mozlegal.com [email protected] Tel: +258 1 496900 – Fax: +258 1 496802 Directors: José Caldeira - [email protected] & Adrian Frey - [email protected] MOZLEGAL is a Project of José Caldeira & Associados - Attorneys & Consultants 30