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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Julian Sluyters, certify that:

      1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Scudder Municipal Income
      Trust;

      2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this report;

      3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this
      report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the
      registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is
      filed;

      4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
      under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

            (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
            disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

            (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
            caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
            under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
            reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
            statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
            accepted accounting principles;

            (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
            controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
            about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
            as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report,
            based on such evaluation; and

            (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
            control over financial reporting that occurred during the
            registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
            affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
            registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

      5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to
      the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


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            (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
            design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
            which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
            ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial
            information; and

            (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

Registrant:                         Scudder Municipal Income Trust

By:                                 /s/Julian Sluyters
                                    ------------------------------
                                    Julian Sluyters
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               October 26, 2004


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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

      1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Scudder Municipal Income
      Trust;

      2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this report;

      3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this
      report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the
      registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is
      filed;

      4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
      under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

            (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
            disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

            (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
            caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
            under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
            reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
            statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
            accepted accounting principles;

            (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
            controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
            about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
            as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report,
            based on such evaluation; and

            (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
            control over financial reporting that occurred during the
            registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
            affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
            registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

      5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to
      the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


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            (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
            design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
            which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
            ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial
            information; and

            (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

Registrant:                         Scudder Municipal Income Trust

By:                                 /s/Paul Schubert
                                    ----------------------
                                    Paul Schubert
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Date:                               October 26, 2004





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