 However, because Elat dishonored many of the agreements that it signed, the administration of the botanical garden has repeatedly asked to revoke the contract.In 2005, the botanical garden received 700,000 lei from the Moldovan Ministry of Finance and was able to change its heating system, reducing heating costs to about 280,000 lei.The director said that the garden would slowly solve most of its problems on its own, refusing to renew the lease with Elat, which expired on July 7, 2005.