Ideas for the future of economic growth in Cornwall have been criticised for 'ignoring' South East Cornwall. Saltash Mayor cllr David Carter hit out at the consultation document on Cornwall's Economic Strategy 2006-2021 prepared by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum (CEF), claiming it 'ignores East Cornwall or dismisses us as somehow being part of Plymouth'. Cllr Carter is angry that the consultation document suggests Cornwall's future economic development spending is concentrated on '14 key towns' in the county and only Liskeard in South East Cornwall is mentioned. He said: 'Saltash, the sixth largest town in Cornwall and previously regarded as a key strategic town, is not among them. Nor are other East Cornwall towns such as Callington, Looe and Torpoint, although elsewhere in Cornwall, towns as small as Helston, Wadebridge and St Ives are included.' Cllr Carter points out that the document, Key Issues and Themes, Strategy and Action: The Economic Development Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, even recognises that Caradon's Gross Value Added (GVA) – a measure of productivity indicating how much an area contributes to the UK economy – is the lowest in Cornwall. The document reads: 'The GVA per head figures in Caradon, Kerrier and Penwith are exceptionally low with all below 65 per cent of the national average.' Low GVA manifests itself in low wages and low household income, it adds. 'Cornwall starts at the Tamar, and I am tired of this Truro-centric vision of the world that ignores East Cornwall or dismisses us as somehow being part of Plymouth.  'We have problems in East Cornwall, and we also have some excellent organisations, projects and opportunities that struggle to find funding because all the available attention and money for Cornwall is directed to the west of the county.' Cllr Carter was due to raise the document at Saltash Town Council's meeting last night and is also writing to the mayors of other South East Cornwall towns that have been excluded from the plan, in order to produce a co-ordinated response. 'It is time we came together to put South East Cornwall back on the map,' he said. Callington's portreeve and mayor cllr Denise Winfindale said she had not read the document but agreed that it was time for the towns of South East Cornwall to unite to get the recognition they deserved. 'South East Cornwall has been ignored for far too long,' she said. Cllr Ron Overd, mayor of Looe, said he was not aware of the document, but added: 'I look forward to receiving David Carter's letter.' Julie Martin, mayor of Torpoint, said she would wait to comment until she had found out more about the issue. Liskeard is cited as one of the 'key towns' in the document. It is classed as a local service centre, along with Bodmin, Wadebridge, Helston, St Ives, Launceston and Bude. Details can be found at http://www.economicforum.org.uk">www.economicforum.org.uk and there is a structured questionnaire to give feedback, she said.