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The article presents a concise summary of the Catholic Social Teaching on payment of taxes. It discusses the economic policies of the state, stressing its responsibility for the economic development of the entire society. Every citizen has the right to own private property, whereas public property serves the common good of the whole society. Likewise, every person has a duty to participate actively in preserving and contributing to the growth of the common good. Catholic Social Teaching proposes that efforts to alleviate social problems be informed by the following principles: the principle of the common good; the principle of solidarity; the principle of subsidiarity and the principle of justice.