Constitution - Governo de Timor-Leste

Section 55(Obligations of the taxpayer)Every citizen with a certified income has the duty to pay tax in order to contribute topublic revenues, in accordance with the law.Section 56(Social security and assistance)1. Every citizen is entitled to social assistance and security in accordance with the law.2. The State shall promote, in accordance with its national resources, the establishmentof a social security system.3. The State shall support and supervise the activity and functioning of institutions ofsocial solidarity and other non-profit institutions of recognised public interest, inaccordance with the law.Section 57(Health)1. Everyone has the right to health and medical care, and the duty to protect andpromote them.2. The State shall promote the establishment of a national health service that is universaland general. The national health service shall be free of charge in accordance withthe possibilities of the State and in conformity with the law.3. The national health service shall have, as much as possible, a decentralisedparticipatory management.Section 58(Housing)Everyone has the right to a house, both for himself or herself and for his or her family, ofadequate size that meets satisfactory standards of hygiene and comfort and preservespersonal intimacy and family privacy.Section 59(Education and culture)1. The State shall recognise and guarantee that every citizen has the right to educationand culture, and it is incumbent upon it to promote the establishment of a publicsystem of universal and compulsory basic education that is free of charge inaccordance with its ability and in conformity with the law.