Is the social security of flexible employees in Guangzhou paid by national tax or local tax?

Local taxes. According to the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Insurance for Flexible Employees in Guangzhou, it can be known that flexible employees in Guangzhou go through the employment registration procedures first, and then go through the insurance payment procedures through the local tax department where the household registration is located. Social security refers to the social insurance system organized and managed by the state or local government. Social security aims to provide certain social security for the insured, including medical insurance, endowment insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance.