Exhibit 14.c

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the use in Registration Statement File No. 811-02688 on Form
N-14 of Merrill Lynch Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. of our report dated September
8, 2000 for Merrill Lynch Colorado Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") of Merrill
Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust appearing in the Annual Report of the
Fund for the year ended July 31, 2000, and to the references to us under the
captions "COMPARISON OF THE FUNDS-Financial Highlights-COLORADO FUND" and
"EXPERTS", appearing in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Princeton, New Jersey
March 23, 2001