Total tax paid
₨ 1,250
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₨ 1,250 to pay you ₨ 55. In other words, every time you spend ₨ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₨ 227.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
95.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 95.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 95.8% higher than what it seemed at first.