Total tax paid
S$1.98
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$1.98 to pay you S$53. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$0.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 3.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.