If these meet the requirements, the commission determines the subsidies within the upper limits of subsidy rates set. Annual spending reached KZT 15.5 billion (USD 105 million) in 2011, compared to KZT 2.5 billion (USD 17 million) in 2009 (Figure 2.9). An important share of pedigree animals supplied within the programme is imported. Since 2010, imports have reached 20 000 heads per year, in addition to imports of semen from elite bulls for artificial insemination.