Total tax paid
S$7.28
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$7.28 to pay you S$43. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$1.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 14.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.5% higher than what it seemed at first.