CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated April 11, 2005, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the February 28,
2005 Annual Reports to the Shareholders of Franklin Tax-Free 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 Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
April 25, 2005