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.

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