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[FORTIS FINANCIAL GROUP LETTERHEAD]
February 4, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR
450 Fifth St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Fortis Tax-Free Portfolios, Inc.
File No. 2-78148
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, Fortis Tax-Free
Portfolios, Inc. (the "Company") certifies that:
(1) the form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in the most recent amendment to the registration
statement of the Company (Post-effective Amendment #20, filed January 31,
1997); and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration statement has
been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/
Scott R. Plummer
Second Vice-President and Corporate Counsel
