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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT TO SECTION 906 OF SOA
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         CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND
                     SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I,  Bruce  N.  Alpert,   Principal   Executive  Officer  of  The  Gabelli Equity
Trust Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    August 31, 2007            /s/ Bruce N. Alpert
     ----------------------      -----------------------------------------------
                                    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer



I, Agnes Mullady,  Principal  Financial  Officer and Treasurer  of  The  Gabelli
Equity Trust Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    August 31, 2007            /s/ Agnes Mullady
     ----------------------       -------------------------------------
                                    Agnes Mullady,
                                    Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer


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