A slew of measures including tax structure announced in interim budget and new GST structure will come into effect from today i.e, 01 April, 2019. Tax measures that will come into effect from today include changes in notional rent, rebate for those earning up to Rs 5 lakh a year, interest income and capital gains for a second house, among others. In addition to this, people have to pay more to buy cars due to rising input costs and shell out more for air tickets.