CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the registration statement on Form
N-1A (File No. 2-98790) ("Registration Statement") of our reports dated
September 8, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights appearing in the July 31, 2000 Annual Reports of Putnam
Tax-Free Insured Fund and Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund, each a series
of Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust, which are also incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Financial highlights" and
"Independent Accountants and Financial Statements" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 27, 2000
