(Historic, cultural and artistic heritage)
1. Citizens and communities shall have the right to the respect, appreciation and
preservation of their cultural, linguistic and artistic identity.
2. The state shall promote and encourage the conservation and appreciation of
the historic, cultural and artistic heritage of the Angolan people.
Article 88
(Duty to contribute)
It shall be the duty of all to contribute to public expenditure and society in
proportion to their economic means and the benefits they enjoy, through taxes and
charges based on a fair system of taxation, under the terms of the law.
TITLE III
ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND FISCAL ORGANISATION
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 89
(Fundamental Principles)
1. The organisation and regulation of economic activities shall be based on a
general guarantee of overall economic rights and freedoms in general, and an
appreciation of work, human dignity and social justice, in accordance with
the following fundamental principles:
a) The role of the state as the regulator of the economy and coordinator of
balanced national economic development, under the terms of the Constitution
and the law;
b) Freedom to engage in economic and business initiatives, exercised under the
terms of the law;
c) A market economy based on the principles and values of healthy competition,
morality and ethics, as prescribed and ensured by law;
d) Respect and protection for private property and initiatives;
e) The social function of property;
f) Reduction of regional imbalances and social inequalities ;
g) Social dialogue;
h) Consumer and environmental protection.
2. The forms and the system for state intervention shall be regulated by law.
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