The funding of current operations comes from two sources. One is bank debt, which has been severely constrained in the last 12 months with the credit crisis. The second is raising money in the equity markets. The flow-through share program allows the small companies to be able to go into the equity markets and raise money on a favourable basis, because you're giving the investor the ability to get a tax deduction with the purchase of the shares.
On September 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.