After Reading the Sentence, Correctly Fill in the Blank with One

After reading the sentence, correctly fill in the blank with one of the following inequality symbols: <, >, c, or c.
-The park district board of directors authorized the construction of a golf course with a budget not to exceed 2.2 million dollars The golf course budget is _____ 2.2 million dollars.

A) >
B) $\le$
C) $\ge$
D) <