CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registration
Statement No. 2-69653 on Form N-1A of our report dated August 8, 2006, relating
to the financial statements of Centennial Tax Exempt Trust appearing in the
Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration
Statement, and to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights"
in the Prospectus and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and
"Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part
of such Registration Statement.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Denver, Colorado
August 18, 2006