Total tax paid
RM 14.40
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 9 to pay you RM 70. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.7% tax rate now rises to 18.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.5% higher than what it seemed at first.