CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" and "Counsel and Independent Auditors" and to the use of our reports
dated October 9, 2000 on Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Fund, Inc. (comprising the
Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Money Market Portfolio, Dreyfus BASIC Intermediate
Municipal Bond Portfolio, Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Bond Portfolio and Dreyfus
BASIC New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio), in this Registration
Statement (Form N-1A No. 33-42162) of Dreyfus BASIC Municipal Fund, Inc.
/S/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
December 26, 2000
