Total tax paid
S$1.32
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$1.32 to pay you S$52. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$0.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 2.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.