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Exhibit j
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post Effective Amendment
No. 27 to Registration Statement No. 2-99977 of CitiFunds Multi-State Tax Free
Trust of our reports each dated October 4, 2000 appearing in the annual reports
to shareholders for the year ended August 31, 2000 of CitiFunds Connecticut Tax
Free Reserves and CitiFunds New York Tax Free Reserves (each a separate series
of CitiFunds Multi-State Tax Free Trust), and to the references to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Independent Accountants
and Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information, both of
which are part of such Registration Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 28, 2000
