EXHIBIT 14(b)

                           [ERNST & YOUNG LETTERHEAD]

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Other
Service Providers" and to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated
November 6, 2001 for Van Kampen Insured Tax Free Fund and November 8, 2001 for
Van Kampen Florida Insured Tax Free Income Fund in the Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form N-14) and related Prospectus/Proxy
Statement of the Van Kampen Tax Free Trust filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in this Registration Statement under the Securities Act of
1933.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 18, 2002