Independent Auditors' Consent


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of the
Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information, of our report dated February 8, 2001, on the
statement of assets and liabilities for the Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") as of December 31, 2000, and the related statement of operations for the
year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years
in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the
years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and
financial highlights and our report thereon are included in the Annual Report of
the Fund as filed on Form N-30D.

We also consent to the references to our firm under the headings "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Experts" in the Statement of Additional
Information.


                                            KPMG LLP


New York, New York

January 14, 2002