in 2008 the conservative iranian government proposed a tax on prenuptial arrangements above a certain amount, to reduce the financial burden on men. many leaders of the 'signatures' campaign actively worked against it. in september 2008, the bill for the tax was returned to the legislative council, citing the problematic meddling of the government in private contracts; however, its primary opposition came from the perceived promotion of polygamy in the government's bill. the proposed polygamy and tax provisions were absent from the bill that was passed on 9 september 2008.